Sandhill Sling

Approx. Finished Dimensions: 

7” wide by 3” deep, 11” tall [17.8 cm x 7.6 cm x 28 cm]

Materials needed:

• ⁵/₈ yard Exterior Fabric
• ⁵/₈ yard Lining Fabric (includes interior pocket)
• 1 ¼ yards (1 ½ if making fabric strap) Fusible Woven Interfacing (Pellon SF101-20”/51 cm-wide)
• (1) 18”/40.6 cm head-to-head handbag zipper*^ for top closure
• (1) 10”/25.4 cm handbag zipper*^ for front pocket closure (View A) OR 14mm magnetic snap/size 24 metal spring snap (View B)
• 1”-wide d-ring AND 1 ½”-wide strap slider AND 1 ½”-wide swivel snap [25mm d-ring, 38mm strap slider and swivel snap]
• 1 ½ yards of 1 ½" wide cotton webbing OR ADD ¼ yard to Exterior fabric requirement (1 yd total) for making a fabric strap

* you can substitute by-the-yard zipper tape, you’ll need 1 yard total and three pulls

^ pattern assumes zipper tape width of 1 ¼”, zippers are intentionally longer to allow for ease of construction 

Recommended Fabrics: Canvas (8-10 oz. weight) for exterior fabric. Quilting cotton or lightweight canvas for lining.

Additional supplies + tools: Polyester thread, water-soluble pen/tailor’s chalk, cutting mat, ruler, rotary cutter, size 14 or 16 denim or Microtex needle, (optional) glue or glue pen or ¼"-wide fusible web tape, (optional for interior pocket) ¼ yard of ¼”-wide elastic, setting tool if using spring snap