Doll Sling Tutorial

Ok, bear with me, this is my first attempt at making a sewing tutorial!  I made a little doll sling for Wesley for Christmas and of course friends want to know how to make one.  The great thing about this project is that there wasn't any math or measuring.  I just eyeballed it using Lizzi's as a guide.  If you can make a rolled hem and sew in a straight line this is a great project to make in under an hour.  I'm uber anal about my hemline, so I pinned most of them because I didn't want it to slip out and then eventually fray on me!  So if you are more relaxed than I am, it will take you longer to decide on your fabric and find the rings than it will to stitch up.

Materials:

• 1 swatch of fabric approximately 42 inches long (bare minimum, this left about a 1-2 inch 'tail' on the sling when Lizzi  who wears a size 5T tried it out) by 14 inches wide
• set of rings (I found some in the purse crafting isle of joann's, they are about 1.5 inches wide, I'd go larger if you can find them.  I have to work the fabric a little bit more than I should to get it through the rings, but the good news is that I don't have to worry about it slipping.)

Step One

once you have material cut to desired length, do a rolled hem around all edges

Step Two

get rings out of package.  Pull material through on one skinny end until it is in desired placement on sling.  The more that you pull through, the more padding will be created on the shoulder, which some kids may or may not be fond of.

Step Three

fold material to make a gather like in the picture

notice the outer edges of the fabric are touching each other in the middle near gathered portion, this helps to create a nice little pouch for the doll

up close of gathering

Step Four

sew the material in place

Step Five
bring fabric through rings, call in you little one and try it out!

ta-dah!  You did it!