New ways with wadding...

During a recent hot spell I took quite a lot of photographs - mainly of flowers and insects. I've never given much thought to the camera's case until I had a conversation with someone last week about photography, which then led into printing of photos, buying cameras and then onto camera cases. This was inspiration enough!
I started to wonder how a case would look and perform in a padded cotton construction - and decided to find out.

I have heaps of wadding pieces left over from past quilt-makings and am now so pleased I kept these offcuts.

Despite having an abundance of cotton floral prints, I bought a piece of fabric specifically for the project. Here, wadding is cut to 3 layers for each side of the case, and then the fabric is sewn to size.

 I sewed the longer seams on the machine but hand-stitched the case into shape. I decided against a velcro fastening because it seemed quite industrial. The organza ribbon suits the prettiness of the fabric and makes the case more feminine, I think. As a prototype I'm pleased with the result - enough to think about making more cases in various fabrics .....