Camera Lens Cap Pouch – Free Sewing Pattern

January 10, 2023 by Anne Weaver Leave a Comment

Always misplacing your camera lens cap? I know I am! Somehow it always ends up in the front pocket of my jeans, and then I forget about it and later wonder where my lens cap has run off to.

This camera lens cap pouch will help keep that from happening. It attaches to your camera strap so you’ve always got a place to hold your lens cap. You can sew one using a tutorial from It’s So Corinney. This is a fun project that you can sew quickly from your scrap stash. This would also make a great gift for anyone who loves photography!

If you’re making it a gift, you could also add in a handmade camera strap cover. This easy sewing tutorial from Skip To My Lou makes a strap cover to fit any standard DSLR camera strap. It’s padded to make the strap more comfortable to wear. It uses long strips of fabric so if you have some left over strips from a precut jelly roll of fabric you could use a couple of them to make a pretty camera cover.

Or, if you don’t have long strips of fabric laying around your sewing space, this patchwork camera strap from Simple Simon and Co. is super pretty.

This padded DSLR camera bag by Sew Very Crafty would also make an awesome present for someone who loves photography! This handmade bag is so much prettier than the standard plain black canvas that most camera bags are made from. You can personalize it with fabric choice.

Or how about sewing a toy camera? See Kate Sew shows how you can make an adorable little felt camera for kids to play pretend with. The soft felt toy is perfect for young children and will provide tons of pretend play fun.

[photo credit: It’s So Corinney]

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Sew a Pincushion for Pins, Needles, and Fabric Clips

It doesn’t matter whether you sew by hand or by machine, you need a pincushion. You need a spot to parks pins and needles and keep them within easy reach for when you need them again. There are a lot of styles of pincushion to choose from. Some magnetic, some fabric. Some cute, some purely functional. This “little bit extra” pincushion has a spot to store all the different types of pins and needles you might need while sewing. Polka Dot Chair has a free sewing pattern you can use to make one for yourself.

This handy little pincushion has a circular shape and is divided into sections to store different types of pins. The bottom section is for your regular straight pins. Just poke them in and they’re ready for when you need them. The top has one section with a felt flap perfect for holding your sewing needles. I don’t know about you but I don’t like mixing my hand sewing needles in with my pins on a pincushion. It makes it hard to find the needle when I want it. So having a separate section for the needles is a great idea.

This “little bit extra” pincushion also has a spot to hold a few fabric clips. Fabric clips have become popular alternatives to a traditional straight pin. They hold fabric pieces together without piercing the fabric, which is important when sewing leather, vinyl, or other materials that will show permanent holes from pins.

You can sew the “little bit extra” pincushion from large fabric scraps or small fabric cuts (fat eighth). You probably already have all the supplies you need to sew one in your sewing supplies already.

Get the free pattern for this “little bit extra” pincushion over at Polka Dot Chair.

[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]

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