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Spencer Ogg Packing Pods


Spencer Ogg Packing Pods in Three Sizes

by Linda Theil

I ordered the Diane Spencer Ogg Packing Pods in Three Sizes from her website for £7.50 -- around $10 -- no shipping. The pattern includes a PDF pattern printout and access to an online tutorial at the Spencer Ogg channel on YouTube.




I made my packing pods with Moda's "Best of Morris Fall" package of 10-inch squares that I purchased on sale from Missouri Star Quilt Co. for about $17 plus shipping. That Morris precut is no longer available at MoStar, which is just as well, because the 10-inch cuts are really not appropriate for this pattern. I had to piece the precut squares and recut the pieced fabric to fit the pattern. Even fat-quarters would have worked better, but the Robert Morris reprints were too seductive to dissuade me from doing my best to make them work. The pods don't actually require a lot of fabric, but you do need a couple of longer slices to make the gussets.

The pods are lightweight and beautifully constructed, and the online video is, like all the Spencer Ogg tutorials, top notch. You can view a promo of the "Packing Pods" pattern by Diane Spencer Ogg on her YouTube channel.

The smallest pod measures about 7x5 x3.5-inches when packed, but folds up into a small packet when empty.


The medium pod is 11x7x4-inches.

The large pod is 12x9x4-inches.


Even though each pod is very lightweight and unstructured, they are not flimsey. Each seam is reinforced. A heavier #5 zipper is recommended, making the pod sturdy and easy to use.


Resources
Spencer Ogg Packing Pods in Three Sizes
https://www.spencerogg.com/product/packing-pods-in-3-sizes-video-tutorial-pdf-sewing-pattern/

Spencer Ogg channel on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSIOnZwMSFshiHMUXwzq51w

Video promo of Spencer Ogg "Packing Pods" pattern and video tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us3zQudWJfU

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Spencer Ogg said…
Thank you - your Packing Pods look amazing - so glad you enjoyed the pattern xxx
8/12/2020
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