{"id":4629,"date":"2009-03-30T14:29:44","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T18:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehappyhousewife.com\/?p=4629"},"modified":"2014-02-15T01:22:45","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T06:22:45","slug":"do-it-yourself-baby-sling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/do-it-yourself-baby-sling\/","title":{"rendered":"Do it Yourself Baby Sling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before bed rest, or should I just start calling that time in my life bb,\u00a0 I planned to make a baby sling for our new baby. I searched the web trying to find an easy pattern so I could make a sling for significantly less than I could purchase one.<\/p>\n

I found these instructions<\/a> on the Maya Wrap website. I already had my fabric purchased and my rings ordered, but I had one little problem bed rest doesn’t really allow for a sewing project. Remember my friend that helped me organize my disaster of a room last month<\/a>? Well this friend also happens to be a master crafter and offered to come over and sew for me!<\/p>\n

She came over yesterday and set up shop in my bedroom. I don’t have any pictures because that would have meant standing over the sewing machine and she didn’t want pictures of herself anyway. Even though I don’t have pictures of the process, I will say that this sling was so easy to make (especially if you are a spectator). Seriously though, we had numerous interruptions, children, husbands, chatting, and she still finished the project in under an hour. We decided that the project really only takes about 20 minutes. The instructions are easy to follow and even a beginning seamstress could make this wrap.<\/p>\n

I spent about $5 on the fabric (I had a coupon) and $4 on the rings. So for under $10 I have a cute baby sling, just waiting to be filled with our new baby. I priced baby slings before I started this project and they can cost as much as $65!<\/p>\n

\"Easy<\/a><\/p>\n

I will try to post a picture of the wrap in use once we have a baby to put in it. I tried yesterday with a doll, but since I was sitting, and have a belly, and didn’t really know what I was doing I decided it was better to wait on the pictures!<\/p>\n

You can find the instructions here<\/a> and I ordered my rings from Sling Rings.<\/a><\/p>\n

By the way, doesn’t that hot pink look great with my brown quilt? I am thinking I need to make some pink pillows for my bed once I can sew again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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