please help me with this pouch sling pattern...

[stampingmom]

I'm using this pattern :
http://www.ida.net/users/stace/sling.html

I am wanting to be a babywearer , so I am really new to this and have never seen a pouch sling in person, so I need to know if I am understanding this correctly.

Ok on the pattern it says to use 45" wide fabric. It says that this will make 2 slings. It says to take your measurements and double that then add 6 " for the seam allowance etc. So if my measurements from shoulder to hip were 25" then I would double that for 50" and add 6" so the length of my fabric would be 56". Do you think that will be enough?

And if 45" makes two slings then if I want one sling, I would just need to cut a piece of fabric 22.5" wide by 56" long? Am I understanding this correctly?

So when I fold that, to form the pocket of the pouch when I wear it, the fabric would then be a little more than 11 inches wide? Is that correct and how it should be? It seems small, but maybe I'm not understanding this correctly.

Sorry if these questions sound dumb, it's just that I'm really clueless on how this should look. :

Thanks for your help.

[marisa724]

Kelli - you've got it all exactly right.

I've used this pattern a few times to make pouches, and it does seem at first that the pocket will be shallow, but it works out in the end.

You may find that adding the full 6" will make the sling a little too long -- that was the case for me at first -- but it's much easier to make it the full length, then size it down by re-doing the seam if necessary.

[stampingmom]

Hi Marisa,
Sorry I'm just now seeing your reply.

Thanks so much for the help. I can't wait to make one. I need to get some fabric and give it a go.

Thanks again.