Thanks to Carla (of Creatin' in the Sticks) for hosting this blog hop. This is all about Orange, the color or the fruit or something that inspires you.
I thought about what to make for this blog hop for a long time. In the meanwhile, I got orders to make the water bottle slings that I shared with you on the last blog hop, It's a Guy Thing. I need to make 5 water bottle slings for 2 customers. But I still hadn't made or even decided on my Orange project yet. I didn't want to bail out, so I just happened to find the perfect project and the timing was perfect too. Along came this fast and easy project: Podlets.
Spencer Ogg designed these Podlets to be fast and easy and I can assure you that they are just that. Take a couple pieces of fabric, interface them, fold, press, snip, press, clip, sew, press and turn them and topstitch and you just made a little fabric basket or Podlet all in about 10-15 minutes or less. And the cool part is they fold flat so you can store them when not in use.
These Podlets can hold sorts of items, depending on the size you make. Spencer Ogg has a pdf with a few sizes you can try, but she encourages you to come up with your own sizes too. The instructions are on her video and the pdf is on her Facebook page. She shows how to make the large size on her video and gives you the cut sizes, so even if you aren't on Facebook, you can follow the video and make her larger size. The instructions for all sizes are the same, except for the cut size fabrics differ for each size and the measurement that folds up on the lining may be different for different sizes.
I made a couple of the square Podlets in a fabric that is oranges of course. I used a yellow lining for both. I chose this size based on the width I had of the oranges fabric.
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| 2 Podlet fabric baskets with oranges fabric on the exterior and a pale yellow lining. |
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| Here is a Podlet filled with plastic sewing clips. You can use these to hold so many fun and useful things. |
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| Such yummy looking oranges fabric. |
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| One Podlet is filled with plastic sewing clips and the other is folded flat. You can store a lot of Podlets when they are stored flat. Bonus: folding them flat makes it so much easier to mail, especially in a plastic envelope. Think gifts! |
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| Another BONUS is they are completely reversible! If you use 2 really pretty colors, you can reverse as the mood strikes. I think the oranges fabric makes a better exterior on mine, since I chose a pale yellow for the lining. (These aren't really suitable for directional fabrics though, so keep that in mind.) |
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| The basket on the right is shown upside down with the bottom showing on the top. See those folded slits on the sides? That is what makes the basket fold flat. |
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| The basket on the right if you peek inside shows the triangles that form on the lining side (again this is what makes the basket fold flat). |
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| Just for fun I wondered if one basket could fit on top of the other like a lid and it does! So it you needed a lid for your basket, just make 2 baskets like I did. |
So there you have it. My fast, easy, useful & fun Podlet project (in orange of course). I hope you will try and make some for yourself. I would love to see them if you do.
And if you are reading this on my posted day of August 17th, today just happens to be Mr. P and my anniversary (41 years married!). We never do anything special, so it's just a normal day for us.
See what these other creative bloggers are up to their oranges with:
Monday, August 16th
Scrapdash
Tuesday, August 17th
Patchouli Moon Studio (that's me, so orange you glad you are here...I couldn't resist)
Wednesday, August 18th
Thursday, August 19th
Stitchin At Home
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Pretty and practical. I could just reach in and grab one of those juicy oranges.
ReplyDeletefirst of all HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!! secondly I love your orange baskets they make me smile and hungry at the same time.
ReplyDeleteTara
Happy anniversary! I love your podlets and just may need to make a few of my own.
ReplyDeletePodlets - what a cute name. On top of that, your podlets are adorable and I loved that you used that special fabric, orange and oranges. Perfect.
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy anniversary to you and Mr. P, Daryl! I love your little podlets. I could just smell the oranges on that awesome fabric!! What a great idea for any size basket you might need and being able to fold flat for storage is a great bonus. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary! Your podlets are beautiful and so useful for all that loose stuff we all have in our houses.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, I’m going to check those out for some gifts
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary!!!! Have the best day ever. Love your little pod baskets. They are super handy in the way they fold up for storage. Thank you for sharing your orange in the hop. Those baskets are super cute in that fabric!
ReplyDeleteSo happy little podlets. I could easily grab one at once. And so useful. I'd better make myself one. Happy anniversary! Make your day a "little" special.
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary! Your podlets are sew cute and handy too! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAnother great little basket pattern. I like how they can fold flat when not in use. And also as a lid for one another. Quite clever.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh...these are just the cutest. I had to watch the video already and join the facebook group. Thanks for sharing this fun little project with us. I see podlets in my future! LOL!! Yes, my crystal ball is "orange" today!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! Forty-one years is quite an accomplishment these days. Those podlets are adorable and the fabrics you picked are really yummy looking. Great idea for a gift...thanks, Daryl!
ReplyDeleteThose are fantastci!! and thanks for the link - too cute!!
ReplyDeleteHappy anniversary!!! Your "podlets" are adorable--word and shape!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project! I love these. I am always looking for fun small gifts to give in my quilty swaps and these would do really well. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY ANNIVERSARY. Sept 10 my husband and I will be 37 years. I love your baskets. Wonderful size. thanks for sharing and inspiring.
ReplyDeleteReally cute and useful baskets. That oranges print fabric is perfect for the blog hop.
ReplyDeleteCute containers, and I love that orange fabric! Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteCongrats and felicitations on your special day! (Did you do anything special last year?)
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary! We are 31 years tomorrow, so not quite as long as you and Mr. P, but still a long time. Love your little boxes. So cute and so handy! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your podlets! So practical! So pretty! Thanks for sharing! And Happy Anniversary!
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary, so glad you choose to celebrate it with us. Love the podlets. The fabric is perfect for this hop. This week I was gifted with a tub full of Christmas scraps that I had no idea what to do with. I see me experimenting with Podlets over the next couple of days. Thanks for sharing all the little tid bits regarding its construction.
ReplyDeleteThese look great and would be very handy to have as well
ReplyDeleteThose are so cute! Love the fabric you chose also.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I love using little baskets for storage and display.
ReplyDeleteThese cute little 'orange' baskets sure make me smile - well done!
ReplyDeleteVery cute and oh so handy! Perfect use of the oranges fabric for this hop! xx
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