Sandhill Sling Pattern

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]
• 1.5 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 

Zipper kit for View A is available here.

Double pull zipper for View B is available here.

Hardware kit is available here.

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 1/4"-wide fusible web tape, (optional for interior pocket) ¼ yard of ¼”-wide elastic, setting tool if using spring snap

 For Digital (PDF) pattern:

• Please download (and save) the pattern file to your computer!
• You will have 9 download attempts, keep in mind each time you open to view the file counts as an attempt.
• This PDF pattern consists of a full-size printable pattern piece for Shoulder Connector piece and corner template, rectangular pieces with rotary cutting instruction/measurements (no printing necessary!) for all other pieces. Includes detailed step-by-step instructions and professional illustrations.
• The file is an instant download. Please be sure to check the email address you entered at checkout, the instant download link will be sent to that email address. After purchase is complete you will also be redirected to a page with the download link.

For Paper (printed) pattern:

The PAPER pattern version includes: instruction booklet with step-by-step instructions and professional illustrations, pattern sheet for Shoulder Connector and corner template, and rotary cutting instructions/measurements for all other pattern pieces (just cut and sew, no need to cut out pattern pieces), all tucked into a resealable poly bag. Paper pattern is shipped via USPS.