As promised, here is a tutorial on how to make a cute little quilted Cozy Camera Case for your point and shoot camera.
This one fits my Canon G10, which is 4.3″ x 3.06″ x 1.81″ (according to the manual — I promise I’m not that anal about measuring things!), but lots of other cameras will fit in it too. You can also adjust the size of the pieces easily to make a case for a larger or smaller camera. One other thing to note is that I initially left the main panel piece a little extra long and then decided before attaching the binding how long I wanted the front flap to be and trimmed it to the right size. I really wanted to make it longer, but I didn’t want to be pushing against the lens all the time to snap it closed, so it ended up on the shorter side (not as aesthetically pleasing in my opinion, but better for the camera!).
Templates for the pieces are available here, or feel free to wing it! 
Enjoy!
Materials:
- Two pieces of coordinating fabric for inside and outside of camera case, approximately 16″ x 7″
- One small piece of batting, approximately 16″ x 7″
- Save yourself some steps and start with pre-quilted fabric, approximately 16″ x 7″
- Scraps of coordinating fabric for the pocket and pocket flap
- Bias binding (MUST be cut on the bias to go around the corners properly) — I used a 1 3/8″ wide strip that was probably about 50″ long
- Small piece of sew-on velcro
- Snap — I used 7/16″ Dritz Snap Fasteners, the kind you have to pound on, and they worked well, even through the quilted fabric
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Instructions:
Step 1. Cut out the template pieces for the pocket, pocket flap, side panel, and main panel.
Step 2. From the scrap fabric cut out two pocket flaps and one pocket using the templates provided.
Step 3. Fold the fabric with the dotted lines together and stitch the dart.
Step 4. Fold the top edge of the pocket under 1/4″, and then fold it under a 1/4″ again and topstitch to finish this edge.
Step 5. Turn the side and bottom edges of the pocket under twice, just like you did for the top, and press.
Step 6. Place the two pocket flap pieces right sides together and stitch 1/4″ from the edge all the way around, but leaving an opening for turning it right-side out. Notch around the curves and clip the corners (this image does not show the top right and left corners clipped, but definitely do that!).
Step 7. Turn pocket flap right side out and press. Topstitch 1/8″ from the edge around the curve. I also topstitched 1/4″ from the edge, just for fun.
Step 8. Create a sandwich with the two larger pieces of fabric and the batting and quilt however you desire. (Skip this part if starting with pre-quilted fabric!) Then cut out two side panels and one main panel from this quilted piece.
Step 9. Pin the pocket on the main panel, positioning it in the center from right to left of what will be the outside back of the camera case. Wrap the main panel around your camera to figure out where a good spot for the pocket will be from top to bottom so that it’s centered on the back when you are finished.
Step 10. Stitch down the three unfinished edges of the pocket.
Step 11. Pin on the pocket flap. Make sure the pocket flap overlaps enough with the pocket to attach the velcro later.
Step 12. Attach the pocket flap to the main panel by stitching straight across the top edge of the pocket flap.
Step 13. Use your strip of fabric and an 18mm bias binding maker to make binding. Attach pieces of the binding to the straight edges of the main and side panels.
Step 14. Machine baste the side and main panels together. Easy does it! Once you have this done, check the length of the flap with the camera in the case. This is your last chance to trim this a little bit shorter if you want!
Step 15. Attach the bias binding to the rest of the camera case in one long piece. Do this by starting at one of the front square edges, proceeding down the front side, around the bottom, up the back side, around the top flap, down the other back side, around the other bottom edge, and then back up the other front side to end at the other front corner. Turn the edges under on the binding on the front corners before you sew them down to finish them off. This was by far the slowest and hardest step of this, so just go easy, especially around the corners!
Step 16. Attach the snap, following the instructions on the package.
I used a cute little pearl snap on this.
Step 17. Hand sew small pieces of velcro to the pocket. If you want to plan ahead better, you could put some interfacing in the pocket flap and do a buttonhole and attach a button to the pocket, or do a snap again. Alas, I did not plan that far ahead, so sew-on velcro it is!
Front of the finished Cozy Camera Case.
Back of the finished Cozy Camera Case.
Canon G10, snug as a bug in a rug.
Definitely let me know if anyone tries to make one of these!
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Very cute. I could definitely use one of these. Just another thing on my list…
Aww, that is so sweet Amy, I love the design! Thanks tons for sharing this, I’ll be linking.
Ho cute!! I’m shopping for a new camera and now when I get one I can make it a sweet little case. Thanks for posting this!
This is a great tute, very cute indeed!
What a cute camera case!! I published a link to your tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing Blog:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-cozy-camera-case/2009/01/29/
Thanks for posting! I will definitely be trying this one out!
This is so cute! Thanks so much for the tutorial! Do you mind sharing where you got the bird fabric? It’s adorable!!
Prefect for my brand spank’n new G10 camera. Thank-you, Amy, for laying it out so clearly.
Suze in northern BC Canada
This is great! I was just looking at our poor camera’s nicks and dings the other day, thinking it needs a case! Thanks a bunch for putting all that work into a tutorial – with a template!
Thanks for the tutorial – it looks great! Very fun and so much cuter than the plain store-bought ones.
i am absolutely going to make this. i have gotten too frustrated, too many times with my current case. this is perfect! thank you.
This is EXACTLY what I’ve been needing. Perfect, and I love the fabric choice!These are lovely!
Best,
Amanda @ http://www.kiddio.org & http://www.housemade.org
This is beautiful. I think I would like using this much more than my boring black case. I love the fabric you used too!
Thanks so much for posting this! My camera thanks you also
This is a great tutorial. I’m a newbie to sewing so thank you very much for the pictures! This is a little complex for me right now but I am going to give it a go one of these days. I do other crafts and would love for you to stop and visit my craft blog. Thank you again.
Heather
I printed out your templates, and found them to be wayyyyy too small. Unfortunately I don’t know how to enlarge them, so I was lost. Is there any way to enlarge your templates other than by doing it by hand on graph paper?
I totally made one! Not exact, at all, but your tutorial DEFINITELY inspired me. http://paperturtles.blogspot.com/2009/02/happy-valentines-day.html
THANKS!!
omg i am in love with that! now if only i had the time and patience to make one of my own
so cute with that fabric!
What a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
Amy, I love this! Always looking for easy and cute gifts to make. This is cute ’cause it’s adjustable! Thanks so much.
Thanks Amy! My son just requested a camera bag the other day, after he saw the tripod bag that I made for his dad. Your tutorial saved me a bit of time and figuring. I posted a picture of mine here:
http://duringquiettime.blogspot.com/
While I prefer your bird print, he likes his dinosaurs!
Thank you again.
Thanks for sharing
You have read my mind. I have been googling around for a cuter camera bag than all the black ones that are pretty standard. Now, I have to build on your concept and make one for a digital slr.
This was a lot trickier than I expected it to be! Getting around the round part at the bottom where the sides and body connect – difficult – but I made it . . . then it was time to attach the binding. I hand basted it on to secure it, thinking this would make the machine sewing go a little easier . . . it was still pretty hard, and my stitching is all crooked and messy, despite my patience.
I am impressed how well you got yours together. I ended up attaching a strap and giving it to my 3 year old as a mini-purse. She loves it!
whoa my gawd ..i love this – this has been very beautiful and helpful..i will be too quick to make it alll thank you !
I love this! Been looking for a bag for my camera, and now I can just whip one up for myself. Thanks for sharing!
Hi there!
i have link ur tutorial in http://diybaglover.blogspot.com/.
Hope u dont mind
Hey! This is EXACTLY what I’m looking for, it’s ADORABLE. Sadly though, I don’t have a sewing machine yet. So, I was wondering if there was any way I could buy one of you’ve personally made! Please contact me and let me know
Thanks so much for sharing this…inspiring and pretty. I don’t usually use patterns or follow instructions, but this has given me ideas and some really useful pointers. Wish me luck!!
Very excited to see the design.its wonderful totry.i will surely start making it soon.But I donot know how do you get the quilt finish .can you please tell me how to do quilting.
I just made this tonight, and it turned out great! I added a shoulder strap as it’s for my 7 yr old daughter’s new camera and thought it would be easier for her to carry that way. Also, I added a pocket and sewed it to the inside, to hold 4 batteries. Thanks for taking the time to show us how to do this! My daughter will love her birthday present!
Tes tutos sont vraiment super et tes créations aussi! Merci beaucoup de nous en faire profiter!
Bonne continuation et bonne couture!!
This was AWESOME!!! I had so much fun with the first one I made that I enlarged the pattern 125% and made one for my Garmin GPS – fits perfectly!!! I just HAD to make 2 more for others! Such clear instructions and for a beginner like me – I was truly inspired and felt very accomplished! Thank you so much!!!
Thanks for this great pattern! I just made it and it is so cute. I had to modify a bit as I wanted it for my Canon Rebel SRL. So I made it a bit bigger and used velcro closure. Plus my quilting/binding sewing is nowhere near as nice a yours but it works and looks very cute! Thanks again!
I have to agree, it was more difficult than expected, in the end I sewed the bias binding on by hand because it looked terrible when I used the machine. It took a bit longer but it was worth it. I would definitely advise anyone else who wants to make this to do it, aswell.
Thanks Amy though, I love it