Today I have prepared a little tutorial for my lovely readers! It’s a guitar strap cover. First I must tell a little back story. A couple years ago my brother got a guitar for Christmas and quickly became an amazing musician with his guitar. Now he plays at out small church in the worship department and I sing. I was very inspired by my brother’s talent and decided I wanted to learn to play. I have had my guitar for almost a year and know a whopping 4 chords! But with this strap I can rock those four melodious chords in style! (End back story), now onto the tutorial.
Materials
- Guitar or Camera Strap
- Fabric (I'm not sure exactly how much I used)
- Interfacing (the same size as your fabric)
- Sewing Machine (duh!)
- Thread to Match Your Fabric
- Scissors or Rotary Cutter
- Measuring Utensil
Let's Get Started, Shall We?
1. Okay, first adjust your strap to the length you need and measure how long it is. Add an inch and cut your fabric the length (plus the one inch) and a width of 5 inches (so your fabric will be your measured length + one inch BY five inches) .
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2. Cut your interfacing the same measurements as the fabric and iron it onto the WRONG side of your fabric (aka the side your pattern isn't on)
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3. This next one is optional. If you want to quilt your strap (I did 3 quilts of each side). Set your sewing machine's stich so its as far left as it will go.
(Like this)
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4. Now line up the edge of the fabric with foot of your sewing machine. Sew a straight line and then line up your first line with the foot and sew another one (remember to back stich!) continue this until you decide there is enough quilting on your strap.
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5. Now lets hem up the short ends. Fold the end over a quarter (1/4) inch. Then iron, pin, and sew (remember to set your stich back to normal!)
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6. Next fold the strap in half (long ways with right sides together) pin and sew.
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7. And finally turn your strap inside out and slip it over your strap.
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8. And you're all finished! Enjoy your new stylish strap!
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Sorry if my tutorial was hard to follow!
Thanks for reading, Kirstin
2 comments:
Great idea for a unique and colorful strap! Thanks for this sharing this at last Monday's "What In The Gunny Sack?" link party!
Hi Kirstin, what a cute idea for a guitar strap cover. Thanks for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
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