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How to Make Homemade Asian Dumplings from Scratch
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Here is what's awesome about making your own dumplings at home: they will taste better than anything you buy in the store (promise), you will have a freezer full of ready-made meals for the next several weeks (depending on your rate of dumpling consumption), and you will feel like a rock star when you gaze upon your dumpling bounty. Better yet, gather some friends for a dumpling-making fest and divvy up the profits. Everyone is a rock star! Want in on the action? Here's what to do.
You can make dumplings that are filled with everything from traditional pork and cabbage to things like kimchi, shrimp, and diced mushrooms — or you can go beyond Asian ingredients with beans, lentils, ground turkey, and roasted red peppers! If you're making your first batch of dumplings, try one of the recipes we list in the Recipe Notes section below. Once you find a recipe you like, it's a small culinary jump to start tweaking its ingredients and adding your favorite flavors.
Whatever filling you use, stick to about 1 tablespoon per wrapper. If you're very talented at pleating those wrappers closed, you can get away with a little more. I buy packages that contain sixty dumpling wrappers, and so I usually make about 3 cups of filling to use them all up. Adjust the amount of filling depending on the number of wrappers you have or the recipe you are following. You can also make your own dumpling wrappers from scratch, but that tutorial will have to wait for another time!
Making intricate pleats into your dumplings looks professional and makes you feel like you have super powers, but it is absolutely not required. Your dumplings will taste just as good if you simply fold the wrapper in half and press them closed without any fancy pleating. If you're feeling frisky and want a challenge, follow the images in the gallery below to make pleated dumplings. I find that it usually takes a few fumbled dumplings before I get into the rhythm of pleating. Be patient with yourself!
Dumplings definitely take some time to make. Set aside a solid two or three hours for prepping the filling and pinching all those wrappers closed. This is a great time to catch up on your favorite TV show or have a long chat with your mom on the phone.
Your determination and hard work will not go unrewarded. A tray full of sixty or more dumplings means easy weeknight meals, quick snacks, and crowd-pleasing appetizers for weeks to come.
How to Make Asian Dumplings from Scratch
What You Need
3-4 cups filling (See Recipe Notes for favorite filling recipes)
60 circular or square-shaped (4.5-inch) dumpling, wonton, or gyoza wrappers
→ Scale filling and wrappers up or down depending on how much of each you have; stick to 1 tablespoon filling per wrapper.
Small bowl with water
Tablespoon measure
Baking sheet
Skillet with lid or steamer baskets, for cooking
- Prepare the filling: Mix all the filling ingredients together. Taste (if not using raw meat) and adjust seasonings to taste. Set the filling near your work station.
- Prepare your work station: Clear a good amount of counter space. Set the filling, the dumpling wrappers, a small bowl of water, and a parchment-lined baking sheet nearby. The water will be used to seal the dumplings. The baking sheet is handy for holding the dumplings as you finish them. The parchment lining keeps the dumplings from sticking to the pan.
- Lay several dumpling wrappers on your work surface: Start with laying 3 wrappers on your work surface. As you get faster, you can do more at once.
- Place 1 tablespoon of filling in the middle of each wrapper: Stick to one tablespoon of filling per wrapper to start. Once you're feeling more confident in your dumpling-making abilities, you can add a little more filling.
- Moisten the edge of the dumpling wrapper: Dip your finger in the water and run it around the edge of each dumpling wrapper before you seal it closed. This will help the wrapper dough to stick to itself and create a seal.
Make the dumplings:
• Basic Dumplings: Simply fold the dumpling into a half-moon (or a triangle, if using square-shaped wrappers) and press closed. No fancy pleating required.
• Double Pleats: Fold the dumpling in half like a taco and press the very top closed. Using your thumb and first finger, fold a pleat into one side and then then fold an inverse pleat into the other side. Press firmly to seal.
• Multiple Pleats: Fold the dumpling in half like a taco but do not press it closed. Starting at one end, use your thumb and first finger to fold pleats into the side of the wrapper closest to you (ie, the front of the taco facing you). After making each pleat, pinch it closed against the back half of the wrapper (the back of the taco furthest from you). In this way, zipper the dumpling closed.
• Gathered Pouch: Gather the sides of the dumpling around the filling and pleat the top closed like a pouch. Pinch the opening to seal, using extra water if necessary.
- Freeze the dumplings: If not cooking right away, freeze the dumplings on the baking sheet. Make sure none of the dumplings are touching or they will stick together. Once frozen solid, portion the dumplings into freezer containers and freeze for up to three months.
Cook the dumplings:
• Steamed Dumplings: Line a steamer basket with parchment and steam for about 6 minutes if fresh, 8 minutes if frozen.
• Pan-seared Dumplings (a.k.a. Potstickers): Film a skillet with about a tablespoon of oil and warm over high heat. When the oil is shimmering, arrange the dumplings in the pan as close as they will fit without touching. Cook until the bottoms have turned brown and golden. Pour 3 tablespoons of water into the pan, cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook for 3-5 minutes if fresh, 6-8 minutes if frozen.
• Boiled Dumplings: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the dumplings. Stir so they don't stick together. Add 1 1/2 cups of cold water and bring to a boil again. Add another 1 1/2 cups of cold water and bring to a boil a third time. Check one dumpling to make sure they are cooked through; boil another few minutes if necessary.
Recipe Notes
Here are a few favorite dumpling recipes:
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I am so excited about this tutorial- summer project, here I come!!
Great tutorial. Ive made these before and they are pretty easy to do. It seems complicated. But these are super easy to make.
My husband and I have an occasional dumpling-making party on Saturday nights. We make a few different batches and freeze them. They make awesome weeknight meals. If you have extra time, I strongly suggest making your own dumpling dough. It makes a huge difference in the final product!
I'm a big fan of dumplings and I make them whenever I can. I learned proper technique from my Japanese professor while I was in college, and my boyfriend and I love to make dumplings on our own or with friends.
I just wanted to point out two things you should clarify in the recipe: 1) You can make dumplings with square wrappers, and they are lovely, but it's hard to make these shapes and they tend to hold less filling; 2) You shouldn't use cast iron or non-stick for potstickers. The water will strip the seasoning off a cast-iron pan, and a non-stick won't brown the bottoms properly.
Also, I've had some experiences where I wanted to make dumplings in advance to cook later and I've just covered them in the fridge. Don't do this. The wrappers get too moist and the dumplings don't get cooked properly. They also stick like all get-out. If you want to make dumplings in advance of cooking, always freeze them, no matter how long you're waiting to cook them.
@Zerinia - That's a GREAT point about making or freezing the potstickers right away. I have also had the experience of refrigerating them and watching them turn into sad, soggy lumps. Lesson learned!
However, I have to disagree about using a cast iron pan. I think they're great! I get the best crusty bottoms using my cast iron pan. If it's a well-seasoned pan and you clean/re-season it soon after cooking (as you should anyway), there aren't any problems with the coating getting stripped.
I've been using a non-stick pan for browing my potstickers - I use the oil and then water as the directions above and have never had a problem.
Although perhaps it does not have the charm of a hand folded dumpling, you can buy a simple gyoza press, which greatly speeds up the process, especially when you have a 100 to make for new year's day!
Yum! These look wonderful! Here's our favorite recipe for Pork, Chicken and Shrimp Shumai
Its a nice recipe. If its allowed, with a great pleasure I want to translate this recipe to Turkish and I want to share it in my recipes website. The address is: ustaninmutfagi.com
Awesome awesome awesome. The smell of these is currently filling my kitchen. I went for the potsticker method, which I highly recommend. I used a pound of ground pork and added lots of scallions, rice vinegar, a bit of soy sauce, salt, pepper, and 1.5 tbsp of sesame oil. That yielded about 35 dumplings.
A tip when you're assembling: keep a towel nearby so you can dry your hands often (so they don't stick to the dumplings). Also when making dumplings in 80 degree heat and humidity, there is no need to thaw the dumpling wrappers! Just go slow, use your breath if needed (and if you're not cooking with family/SO), but I found that they thawed at just the right speed for my dumpling making.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I can't wait to inhale these as soon as they cool.
It is wonderful. Thanks for all this information. I want to try this in next days.
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Where can I purchase dumpling wrappers? My local fairway market only had spring roll wrappers. I tried amazon.com, but no luck either. Should I find an Asian grocery store?


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'Tis the season for getting your fancy on: setting the dining room table, pulling out the real napkins and the good wine glasses, creating a centerpiece. For a final touch of elegance, try place cards. These are from Anna Bondoc's new book, Simply Paper Cutting. We love their delicate, handmade quality and have included templates for the steaming bowl and the rose design (which may be a little easier for beginners).
You'll need:
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- Craft knife, such as an X-ACTO knife, and blades
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- Glue
- Adhesive pick-up square
- 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" (90 x 90mm) light color cardstock for the master stencil templates
- 4" x 5" (100 x 130 mm) Butter yellow (or color of your choosing) cardstock for the bases
- 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" (90 x 90mm) Crimson red (or any color of your chosing) cardstock, for the roses; Brown for the steaming bowls
Cut both layers of each stencil. The photos show the steaming bowl motif; I've also included the rose motif, which may be easier to tackle if this is your first time attempting this technique. For each design there are two stencils. One is for the interior shapes, the other for the exterior silhouette. (Cutting the interior shapes first means you'll have a sturdy border to hold the card stock steady while you make the delicate cuts using your craft knife.) Print and transfer each design to light-colored cardstock. To avoid tearing, cut from the center toward the outer edges. Pop out the entire shape.
Cut out motifs. Using the master stencils you created in step 1 above, cut your motif, cutting the interior shapes first and then the exterior border.
Score and fold the place cards. Lightly score a line halfway across your place card rectangle (so at the 2 1/2" mark of the 5" wide card). Fold in half to form a table tent. You can use a corner punch to round the corners of each card.
Adhere motifs to place cards. Position the design at the right corner of each card. Lightly trace around the design to mark its position. Then, using a toothpick, lightly apply glue in dotted lines to the back of the portion of the cutout that will rest atop the card. Press it into the position you've marked.
Clean up the artwork. Once dry, use an adhesive pick-up square to remove pencil marks and any stray dried glue.
In addition to decorating place cards, you can use the motifs to decorate holiday cards, or try attaching them to a gift ribbon in place of a bow.
Thanks Anna! For more great ideas from Anna's book (and additional designs for these place cards), click here.
(Photos: Lisa Franchot from Simply Paper Cutting, used with the permission of Fox Chapel Publishing)
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Very beautiful! Though to be honest, if I'm spending several hours making dinner and cleaning house, I don't think I'd have much time for the individually-cut ornaments. I'm curious: how many folks do this kind of thing?
My question is not, by the way, a "dig" on the project, this post, the author, or people who do take the time and effort to make things like this. I love using my hands, and this project really does appeal to me. I miss doing art/craft projects and which I had more time for them.
Very cute, but clearly for the person with nothing else to do...which is not me.
I've already done my placecards for this year (did them once the guestlist was final a couple of weeks ago). But I've bookmarked for next time, these are lovely.
One hint. Make a couple of 'blank' place cards so that if you have a last minute change in a 'plus one' or an invite after church of a solo friend, the new guest will still enjoy your fullest hospitality.
I know this kind of project isn't for everybody, but for a big, formal dinner, I'll often make the extra effort.
Yay! Will you clean my bathroom while I make these?
As a crafter, I have a Cricut machine for stuff like this -- although I have limited templates, so I'd have to go with a design on hand... Find a crafty friend with one of these machines, pop in the cartridge with the templates, choose a design and size, feed in some paper, and hit go -- it's a riot watching intricate cuts happen wihout effort in seconds!
I say this, but I never use place cards. For over six people, the max my table seats, we have to do buffet, so it's "find any seat you like". (And for six, we all know each other well enough to sit in our usual seats!)
Still the designs can be used for greeting cards, bookmarks, and other things, so it's still fun to play with...


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There was some good news from the lame-duck session: for the first time, the legislature approved a transit authority for the Detroit-Ann Arbor region—a huge and hard-fought win for an area dominated by the "Motor City." More than two-dozen previous efforts failed, leaving Detroit as the largest metro area in the country without a regional transit authority; now that Snyder's signed the bill, that's left to ignominious history Also, a new lighting authority was created that will help keep Detroit's famously patchy streetlights on, and, with a sweep of Snyder's pen, additional funds are being directed to support local food systems in Detroit's thriving Eastern Market.
Less than a half-day before the awful school shooting in Connecticut, the Michigan legislature passed a bill that would permit the carrying of concealed guns in day cares, schools, nurseries, churches, and stadiums, as well as shifting the power to grant concealed-weapon permits to county sheriffs. (They are currently granted by county gun licensing boards.) Snyder, happily, vetoed it.
But by and large, the proposals for Michigan's social, economic, and political future are grim indeed. Abby Rapoport suggests that Michigan looks an awful lot like Texas lately—and it's not because those of us in the North Country have developed a fondness for cowboy boots and chiles. The brutal way most of these measures were pushed through the statehouse, without public input and with nothing like calm deliberation, has left Democratic lawmakers and many of Michigan's citizens feeling raw and resentful.
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Health care and abortion
This may be the biggest coup for Michigan's GOP, after right-to-work. Republicans in the legislature have taken a multi-pronged attack on abortion rights in Michigan (which were hardly robust anyway). The same omnibus bill that ignited national attention when Democratic Representative Lisa Brown was formally silenced after referencing her vagina in her protest of the House version last summer now has Senate approval.
If Snyder signs it, here's what it would do:
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- Prevent abortion coverage from being covered by standard private insurance policies issued by employers. Women or employers would have to purchase (in advance!) a separate rider if they want coverage for abortion procedures. The only coverage exception is for situations where a woman dies if she doesn't get an abortion. There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or pregnancy complications that threaten the health of the mother.
- Compel abortion clinics to meet the standards of surgical clinics, including requirements on the buildings that specify doorway size and minimum square footage.
- Prohibit the use of telemedicine, where doctors prescribe medical abortions that can be completed with a prescription, and instead require doctors to personally induce abortions.
- Permit doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and employers to refuse to cover or provide any health care treatment that they find morally objectionable, including abortion and birth control. (Conceivably, this could also include, say, treatment for HIV and AIDS.)
Democrats futilely attempted to add amendments that would create restrictions on vasectomies and Viagra to parallel the proposed restrictions on abortion and contraception.
Anti-sharia law
Dearborn, a city outside Detroit, is home to one of the largest population of Arabs in North America. It is 40 percent Arab American, and home to the wonderful Arab American National Museum and the largest mosque on the continent. Thriving communities of Muslims live there and throughout Michigan. But there appears to be a frightening lack of understanding about Muslim communities, given that the legislature passed a bill that attempts to defend the state against the supposed threat of Islamic law, or sharia law. Specifically, and redundantly, the bill would bar "foreign laws that would impair constitutional rights" in Michigan. It does not name sharia specifically, but its context is understood: Republican Representative David Agema, the bill's term-limited House sponsor, has called for targeted investigation of Muslims in southeast Michigan and claimed that "they" don't want to live under our laws. Even the Catholic Conference opposes the bill, because it believes the vague language would muddle the application of Catholic canon law in church governance.
"Voter fraud"
Despite Snyder's veto of a similar bill just months ago, the legislature has sent him another measure that would require voters to sign a statement affirming their citizenship when they go to the polls to vote. The bill Snyder vetoed would have required voters to fill in a citizenship check-off box at the polls, and when the secretary of state used the check-off boxes anyway in the August primary, she faced a federal lawsuit. The new bill has voters sign their name to a prewritten statement, including their address and date of birth.
State lawmakers passed a bill to make it harder for citizens to recall state lawmakers. This includes legislators and the governor, as well as local officials. (Notably, November saw the successful recall of the mayor of Troy, Janice Daniels, following several anti-gay statements, her refusal of federal funds for a transit center, and her combative relationship with several city-council members.) The new recall guidelines would shorten the time for collecting petition signatures, down from 90 days to 60 days. "Officials subject to recalls would have opponents instead of the existing system under which recall elections are an up-or-down vote," wrote David Eggert in MLive. That opponent would need to be elected in a primary, which of course delays the full recall process, and recall petitions could not be filed against officials with two-year terms in the first or last six months of their tenure. Recall elections could only happen in May or November, and only one recall could be filed against any one politician. County election boards would now decide if the reasons for recall are stated "factually and clearly" (compared to just determining if there's "sufficient clarity" now).
Property tax
The personal property tax will be phased out over the next ten years, which, according to the Detroit Free Press, amounts to a "$590 million-a-year tax break." It passed the House with only one vote to spare and Snyder signed it into law Thursday. The personal property tax was paid by manufacturers on their industrial equipment.
Initially, the Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Association of Counties opposed the bill because it doesn't provide for full revenue replacement for local communities that depend on this tax income. But the organizations officially shifted to "neutral" on the tax elimination when lawmakers said the phase-out will only happen if voters approve a 2014 ballot question that is "related to replacement revenue," according to the Free Press. The phase-out would then begin in 2016. The ballot initiative will ask voters to earmark a certain amount of sales tax paid by business toward reimbursing counties, municipalities, and schools—though it is not at all clear that this would not still amount for a net loss.
Prison privatization
Michigan lawmakers are looking to re-open a private prison near Baldwin, Michigan that would house up to 2,580 inmates. It has been vacant since 2005. Even as smaller numbers of prisoners and state budget cuts led to several prison closings in Michigan—including the only two in Detroit, where a disproportionate number of incarcerated people could be visited more easily by family members—the proposal is to open the North Lake Correctional Facility, currently owned by Geo Group, a Florida-based company, and open it up for private bids for operation. It very well could go back to the Geo Group, which, as the AP reported in May, had been the target of a federal investigation that found that the company permitted "cesspool" conditions in a youth prison in Mississippi. Geo Group also had to pay a $1.1 million fine for understaffing prisons in New Mexico. Minimum requirement for the company that would operate the new private prison in Michigan? It doesn't have to do with the quality of care or low recidivism rates. Rather, the private operator must demonstrate an annual cost savings of at least five percent.
Stadium subsidies
Snyder signed into a law a measure that would help create a new arena and "entertainment district" for the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. Currently, the Red Wings play downtown at the Joe Louis arena on the river—or they would be, if not for the NHL lockout. The plan allows Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch to access nearly $13 million of taxpayer money to help fund a $650 million development. This news came just as the fact that Ilitch—who also owns the Detroit Tigers—owes more than $1.53 million back taxes to the City of Detroit for the two parcels that make up Joe Louis Arena. Ilitch denies responsibility for back taxes.
It is a lot to take in. But, look: Michigan is worth your attention. And it's worth the fight.
Fri, 2012-12-21 09:24
You failed to mention that the only reason Republicans are still in power is gerrymandering. Democrats got substantially more state house votes than Republicans, around 52% of the total, similar to what they got in the presidential and congressional totals.
The first order of business (indeed the only order of business) for Michigan democrats should be to push for a constitutional amendment that would switch districting to a non-partisan commission, effective immediately and requiring the that the new districts be in place for the 2016 elections.
If it passes, bye-bye baggers.
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No one in a union is compelled to pay dues. That was the case before RTW was rammed through. Union dues are not, cannot, and never were used for campaign contributions to candidates of any party. Unions support candidates for office that don't want to decertify them. They do so through PAC's which use voluntary contributions, and through the voluntary work of it's membership on behalf of candidates. And no one, absolutely no one is intimidated to do anything they don't want to do. You are a little tool of the Tea Party and the wealthy, you don't know the facts yet you speak (read: ignorance), an you are a sheep!
Fri, 2012-12-21 11:12
"Women or employers would have to purchase (in advance!) a separate rider if they want coverage for abortion procedures."
The horror of it all. Imagine anyone expecting that insurance ought be purchased before it's time to file a claim. It would be so much better to issue life insurance after death, or fire insurance after the fire.
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"You failed to mention that the only reason Republicans are still in power is gerrymandering"
You failed to mention democrats do it as well but it;s only a crime for Republicans. You also failed to mention the only way democrats win is because they are filthy gutless liars who cannot win elections on merit or honesty.
Baggers? Nice fa$$ot mouth you got their.
Fri, 2012-12-21 15:33
It is due to the FACT the Republican Party and it's ugly little brother the Tea Party are headed into the dust bin of history as the demographics of the country change. The manner in which the minority party gerrymanders is especially pathetic. Enjoy it while you can. It will work - for a while. However, the backlash for these antics will be severe. You all deserve what you'll get. You'll be voted into obscurity. Thankfully. Mercifully! FINALLY!
Fri, 2012-12-21 15:17
Dear Ms. Clark:
As a physician myself, I wonder why you oppose these measure in the bill:
"•Compel abortion clinics to meet the standards of surgical clinics, including requirements on the buildings that specify doorway size and minimum square footage.
•Prohibit the use of telemedicine, where doctors prescribe medical abortions that can be completed with a prescription, and instead require doctors to personally induce abortions."
Since over 80% of abortions are performed on minority and low income women, I assume that you simply believe they are not entitled to the high standards of medical care that privileged white women like you receive, and that they should willingly be subjected to the barbarian practices that thrive in the abortion mills.
While I am not against abortions and would probably choose not to perform one if anyone ever asked (unlikely, since I am a primary care doctor and not trained on OB/GYN), I do feel strongly that all patients are entitled to expect the very highest of standards, which is clearly what that legislation requires.
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Looking for something for those that have everything or probably can get it before you think about it? I have been.
I came across these baskets in the searchings of my craft files. It was posted by Cindyj168, 22 Mar 08.This message has been edited. Last edited by: paus4quilts,
The instructions.
A friend showed me how to make them and I don't know where she got the idea.
Materials required:
2 - 10 1/2" squares of coordinating fabric
1 – 10 1/2" square of a heavy fusable interfacing. Do not use timtex or peltex.
Fuse interfacing to the fabric that will be on the outside of your basket/dish. Stitch fabric & lining fabric right sides together leaving a 3" opening. (I added some piping into the seam or some lace would look nice too, but you don't need to add anything). Turn, press and stitch opening shut.
Fold square in half and stitch sides up 2 1/2" angling from 3/4" wide seam to nothing. Open square and fold in half the other way and stitch sides 2 1/2" angling from 3/4" wide seam to nothing.
Turn dish right side out and turn down points.
Add buttons or other embellishment to tack the points down. Bottom measures 5 1/2" square.
Great to use holiday fabrics or crazy quilt victorian would look nice also. Hope you can understand my directions. I can show you better than I can explain it. It's quite simple really. If this isn't clear, I will try to get some pictures for you to see better. You can make them bigger or smaller by adjusting the size of your starting square. They are quick & easy and make great gifts. Have fun!!
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I have seen them before, but can't remember where.
Perhaps here, Dee. I copied the pattern from a prior member's thread back in 2008.
I made some last year, in cotton, as thread catchers. But those look so beautiful!
Downsouth, could you be thinking of the thread catchers Will Quilt for Chocolate showed us in August of 2011? They are a smaller version made without stiffener - cute as the dickens.
I made one of these I guess it must have been in 2005-2006. I got the instructions from this MB, and made it to match DGD's curtains, pillows, etc. it turned out really nice, but I lost the directions and haven't made any since.
Glad to hear the good reports. Kids in AK just remodeled their bedroom and I was looking for some boxes, trays I could make to hold the coins, keys, etc we empty from our pockets. Thought this would be good for the DDIL.
Not only will those be nice to use, they will pack well to get them there!
I'm going to try and copy/paste the instructions you posted. It would be perfect for my DM's table next to her chair since they are on the smaller size. Thank you!
Well shoot - I can't get the pictures. Ever since one of the last changes the board made - lost the printer friendly version option and the copy/paste doesn't work near as well.This message has been edited. Last edited by: royalboomer,
I'm having the same problem about saving the photos also. So now I go the extra step and click on the photo, click on 'Save image' and file it in my photo file temporarily.
I copy the text to Word, and then 'insert' the photo in its' place. Little extra work, like I said but it works.
Thanks Paus!
I was looking for a little key basket for my Mom. This is perfect. I know I have this pattern (or one similar) on my computer, but it's so much easier when it's right in front of me!
This would look a LOT better than my plastic margarine tub thread catcher!! Thanks!
And I'll make one for my mom for her keys near the front door.
Thanks Paus, I made 21 of your little boxes used as candy dishes for a family dinner. They all went home with the people who were at the dinner. I did make the boxes 2 inches smaller then you did.
Handie Ann
Very cute, like the bells on the top. TFS
How neat, Handie. The bells are a great touch. TFS
Those turned out so cute Ann!
Kim the thread catcher you posted is a little different than the original.
Thread catcher is 3 sided, the little boxes are 4 sided.
I think I will try both!!
joobee, I swear, i didn't even notice the differences! i am so loosing it! ROFL!
I've made these before and love them. Found that if you iron it right before turning it right side out it makes the stiff interfacing more pliable and alot easier to do! Love the Christmas ones with jingle bells. Might have to make some of those!!
"Shoot for the Moon! Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars!!"
And with the bells you can tell when someone is taking a candy on the sly. Cute! I made several of the 3 sided version a few months back.
hmmmmm, something tells me these can be addictive or danged easy to make.
Good thought about the bells, there, pinecone. lollllll
These are so cute! I made three, and will probably slip some chocolate inside and give them to the three little neighbor girls across the street. I used 6.5" squares, so they're little.
Elsie, those aren't cute, they are wonderfully gorgeous!!!! What fabric did you use 'cuz it looks like silk or satin.
Blush, blush. They're C'mas fabric, and the gold fabric has some of that metallic sheen to it.
LOL...elsie...I feel like I'm stalking you again like I did in the SS swap...hehe...those bags are gorgeous, and that gold is unreal...who makes the gold fabric and the name of it?
Paus, love this...thanks so much for posting, will be nice to make for a few of the teachers at Caleb's school and he can help me sew on the bells and fill them with candy!
" Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.. "
Here's the gold fabric I got at Joann's. The selvedge doesn't list the maker, just that it's not for sleepwear. If you need me to send some, let me know, though we know it most likely won't make it in time.
Do you have the measurments for the small basket? Can you share them with me.
I used 6.5" squares to start off with, then after they've been sewn and turned right side out, and folded in half, I only took my seam up about 1.25". At the fold it was about 1/2 to 5/8", then tapered up to nothing at 1.25". I've already given away the 3 I pictured, but they were a nice little size. Each held 9 or 12 little chocolate kisses.
I'll have a look online @ jo-anns, thanks elsie...and shhhhhh I don't want it for gifts, I want it for me...lol
" Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you smile.. "
Just tried a little box. I only have two seams, and the box looks like four seams.
I'm good with the directions: fold, sew sides, turn. Mine is shaped like the picture, but no flap or points to turn down.
What did I do wrong?
"Quilting is like Oxygen. It will expand to fill-up any sized room you give it." - Reverend Joseph M. Cherry
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I'm supposed to sew the two other sides, even
though, there are no raw edges.
A big DUH. lol
"Quilting is like Oxygen. It will expand to fill-up any sized room you give it." - Reverend Joseph M. Cherry
hmm may have to these cute little gifts ideas
thank you paus
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand." -Confucius
So cute! I would really like to try some of these for next year.
I'm glad this thread was still available! I made a few last year but gave them away and didn't save the instructions. Now I want to make a few for Halloween and Christmas.
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SEATTLE (AP) - A military judge has scheduled a Sept. 3 court martial for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the U.S. soldier accused of massacring 16 Afghan villagers during nighttime raids last year, his lawyer said Thursday.
Civilian attorney John Henry Browne told The Associated Press that the date is too soon to give the defense team time to prepare, and they will ask the judge to reconsider. Browne had sought a trial in mid-2014.
"It's a very unrealistic trial date for us," Browne said.
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The race organizers certainly out did themselves when planning this individual time trial into the parcours of the 2008 Tour de Suisse.
At 25km, the ride up the Klausenpass is one of the longest uphill time trials in recent memory. The ride up to the Plan de Corones at the 2008 Tour of Italy was not even 13km. L'Alpe d'Huez is also 13km, and Ventoux is nearly 20km straight up. But to have the riders pace themselves alone up a 25 km pass after seven hard days of racing certainly makes this day one of the hardest racing days on the calendar this year.
The hard effort would separate riders by minutes, not seconds
A flat 25km time trial would normally be won with a finishing time of around 30 minutes. The severity of the test at hand was evident when the race director predicted that the winning time would come in at 1 hour. His prediction was spot on as the young Czech rider Roman Kreuziger from Liquigas succeeded in taking the stage with a time of 1 hour and 22 seconds. Though the top three finishers were within 20 seconds of each other, the times start tumbling from there once one gazed further down the leader board. BMC had a reasonably successful day, as Alex Moos managed to keep himself within the top 20 in the GC. "It was not a super day for me," Moos explained. "I think I am a little tired from the week of racing, and after 25km uphill, I feel a little loopy." The other BMC riders were not using this stage as anything but a personal challenge, however several had very good days in the saddle. "For myself, I am very content with my performance," Sprinter Danilo Wyss said. "I didn't know what to expect, but I had very good legs, with excellent sensations the entire way up. I just went all out the whole way." Finishing in 72nd place is an excellent result for the young sprinter.
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A wide-open Kentucky Derby Saturday left many horsemen in the Hollywood Park stable area scratching their heads Thursday but the three entrants most often mentioned to win the Run for the Roses were morning-line favorite Dialed In, Archarcharch and Nehro.
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Hall of Fame trainer Jack Van Berg, who won the 1987 Derby with Alysheba—"I like Archarcharch. He runs where it counts. He finishes well. I like Pants On Fire too."
Retired Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Delahoussaye, who won the Derby with Gato Del Sol in 1982 and Sunny's Halo in 1983—"I'm going for my good friend, Jinks Fires (trainer of Archarcharch). I've known him and his family for many years. It's a wide-open race and he was impressive winning the Arkansas Derby."
Trainer Barry Abrams—"Dialed In. He's very consistent. He's got a good post, a good trainer and he's got the right style."
Trainer Jim Kasparoff—"My wife, Danielle, got Dialed In at 35-1 in Las Vegas in December. We went there to get married on opening day of Santa Anita and made the future book bet at Caesar's Palace.''
Trainer Mark Glatt—"Maybe Archarcharch, even with the rail draw. I think he'll handle the distance well and we'll see what kind of trip he can get."
Trainer Art Sherman—"I'm going for Archarcharch. I'm going for (jockey) Jon Court to come through. There should be enough speed in front of him, and he'll be laying in there on the rail."
Trainer Bobby Troeger—"(Trainer Bob) Baffert with Midnight Interlude. He's a local guy. You've got to root for the home team."
Trainer Carl O'Callagahan—"Dialed In. I think (trainer Nick) Zito always shows up in big time. The horse ran well in Florida."
Trainer Vladimir Cerin—"I think Jon Court has a shot (with Archarcharch). The rail is the shortest way around."
Trainer David Bernstein—"I like Dialed In, which doesn't surprise anybody, but it's no slam dunk."
Trainer Melody Conlon—"I like Nehro. I like him because he closes and should stay out of trouble."
Dan Ward, assistant to trainer Jerry Hollendorfer—"I like Zito (with Dialed In.) He's a nice guy, and the year I was back there, he said his horse, Strike The Gold (1991), was going to win. Dialed In is not going to be bothered by a mile and a quarter or a big crowd."
Larry Benavidez, assistant to trainer John Sadler—"Dialed In to beat Mucho Macho Man."
Jockey Alonso Quinonez—"Baffert's horse, Midnight Interlude. He won the Santa Anita Derby impressively. In the morning, he's a superhorse. He's fresh too."
Jockey Joe Steiner—"I like Nehro. He was coming on strong in the last part in his last two races."
Martin Panza, vice president-racing—"I'm all Dialed In."
Jockey agent Scotty McClellan—"I like Dialed In, and I like Nehro. They should both like a mile and a quarter."
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The Kentucky Derby will be simulcast here Saturday afternoon during a card that will begin at 11 a.m.
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Jockey Joel Rosario, leading the current standings in quest of a third straight meet riding title, is a father for the first time.
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Perfect Presents For Mom!
Parents can be tricky to shop for, but this year, we're making it easy. Find tons of guaranteed-to-make-mom-smile gift ideas here. (Then scoop up a cool gift for dad, too!)
By Liz Doupnik
Stylish Shopper
Is your mom a multi-tasking maven? A roomy tote in luxe-looking leather is a gift mom will definitely love! Stuff the bag with a few small treats like her fave candy or the breath mints she loves for an extra special surprise.
Everyday Shopper, $35.90, Zara