Repeat this step for both the main fabric and the contrasting fabric. When you turn the fabric right side out you will get a small fold or 'pocket' that will snugly hold the elbow in place. This time, beginning at the fold at the bottom of the elbow, fold the fabric inward 1 inch and stitch from bottom to top. Here you can see with the contrasting fabric another way to do this. You can see it in the picture below.įold the two edges that are perpendicular to the arm in toward each other and stitch from top to bottom. I then folded the excess fabric to the sides. I did this by pinning straight down the length until I reached her elbow. Brooke is very thin so I needed to gather in the edges a bit to make the elbow area snug. With right sides together, pin the straight 'length' of the fabric from the top and stopping at the elbow. Use the piece you just cut as a pattern to cut out the contrasting fabric. THEN doubled that for the length.įor the width I measured about 2 inches past Brooke's arm to the beginning of her thumb nail.Īgain, being very scientific, I traced a saucer to get the rounded edge of the sling that will be closest to her hand. I measured from just below Brooke's sleeve line to just below the elbow.

As you can see, we used a very scientific method to do this. I used a 5/8 inch seam allowance for this project and then trimmed the fabrics back to 1/4inch to avoid bulk in the seams and allow for nice turns especially in the curved areas above the wrist. We took pictures all along the way so there are a 'bunch' of picturesġ/2 yard main fabric (this should be something sturdy, like canvas(or rip stop) Hopefully the instructions are easy enough to understand. What was I to do? We made our purchase and went straight home to start her REVERSIBLE sling.

Second red, black and white.her swim team colors.īrooke was nearly beside herself when she found this Latte fabric in her colors.

Sling for arm