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Tutorial: DIY padded camera bag insert

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Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shows how you can make a designer camera bag at a fraction of the cost of buying one already made.  The secret is a padded and velcro-ed organizer that can turn a roomy handbag into a stylish camera tote.  The padding protects the camera and keeps it snug and the velcro allows you to customize the size of the compartments for your camera body and lenses.  This is so awesome!!  Get the tute.

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Comments

    • If you go to the post at Lil Blue Boo and then click the large graphic (title page of the tutorial), it will load the PDF in your browser. Alternately, you could right-click on the graphic and save the file down to your computer. –Anne

  2. thank you, thank you, and in case i forgot, thank you! this is so generous of you, and is greatly appreciated! God bless you!

  3. Thanks so much for sharing this. I’m going to buy the stuff to make one right away.

  4. So happy to have found this Tut! Thank you!! I have a backpack that I use as purse, camera bag, and laptop case. This will make the camera fit so much nicer!!

    My modifications will be: I will be getting 1/8″ acrylic (from hardware store) in place of the cardboard. I am also going to purchase a can of the spray that is utterly water repellent and paint the whole thing, so it is solidly water-tight, :).

    I will also be adding a flap over the top, so things will stay scratch-free in my bag.

    THANKS AGAIN!!

Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.