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4/5/2012

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anneke ray

4/27/2012 12:51:15 am

Hi,
I wouldn't call a Magic 3D Block an easy project. I have made about 12 of them, but I got the pattern years ago from my aunt in the Netherlands. It is different from your pattern. I think you definitely need a finished project as an example to figure it out. Luckily I had one made by my aunt for my granddaughter.
I do love them, but they take a lot of time and effort to make.

I will send you a picture of some of the ones I have made.

Anneke

Carla

4/29/2012 11:25:36 pm

I first saw the folding block concept back in the 80's, as a promotional giveaway from an auto company. It is a variation of the Yoshimoto Cube developed in 1971 in Japan. I am not sure if this variation came from the more complicated Yoshimoto Cube, or the other way around. I have since seen instructions from Holland showing how to make the cube, but all by hand. My Magic 3D block has instructions for machine sewing half the seams, and closing the balance by hand. Corners are sharp and precise. I can make one in less than 3 hours. You will find this version much easier to make... I hope you give it a try.

Carla

anneke

4/29/2012 11:58:08 pm

Hi Carla, Thanks for writing back to me. I once tried it on the sewing machine, but really like the hand stitching. Maybe I will give the machine another try.

By the way, I love the colours of your website!

Anneke

anneke ray

5/11/2012 12:00:24 pm

Hi Carla,
How do you get a pass word to get into the "How to" ?
Anneke

anneke ray

5/11/2012 11:59:00 am

Hi Carla,
How do you get a pass word to get into the "How to" ?
Anneke

anneke ray

5/11/2012 11:59:23 am

Hi Carla,
How do you get a pass word to get into the "How to" ?
Anneke

Carla

5/11/2012 04:53:25 pm

Have you purchased a kit? The password is on the pattern. However there are some earlier kits sold before the how to was up. Let me know if you have an earlier kit via email and I will email back the password. Carla@kitsbycarla.com

Tracey Zigo

5/15/2012 10:06:31 am

Carla,
I purchased your Magic 3D block about 6 weeks ago from The Quilt Company in Allison Park, PA. I have looked at the instructions but I don't see a password. Is it labeled as such??
Thanks for your help,
Tracey

anneke ray

5/15/2012 11:16:09 am

I don't see a password on the instructions either. The kit was purchased in Kanata (Ottawa) Canada.
Anneke

Myrla

7/30/2012 05:21:30 am

Am I the ONLY stupid person that bought this kit? I am having So much trouble trying to do this. I have watched you MANY times and still can not do it. I am feeling VERY stupid at this point....just wondering ----

Carla

7/30/2012 05:52:11 am

Hi Myrla,
No, the step you are having trouble with is kind of tricky. Try to imagine that you are sewing the outside edges of the first section to the inside edges of the second section. So on the second section, spread it open so that the inside edges form a straight line - you will be able to do this on both sides. I am working on an update to the video and will post it within the next couple of days.

Carla

Myrla

7/31/2012 02:19:25 am

Good Morning Carla,
Thank you for responding so quickly-- I gave up, went to bed and thought the "light" would come on during the night-will try again today.
I SO much want to make this for the nursing home--seems like the perfect "toy" or price. I WILL do this, just not sure when! lol Thanks for your time. Myrla

anneke ray

7/30/2012 07:16:38 am

Myrla

7/31/2012 12:27:06 pm

Carla, I DID IT!!!! My poor material is not in the best shape as I have stitched and restitched several times. I didn't do it "right" but it's done and I'm proud of my first one! Thanks....

Carla

7/31/2012 01:50:37 pm

Well done! Congratulation on not giving up...
Carla

Tina

9/8/2012 01:46:22 am

I have just purchased this kit can't wait for it o come and give it a try

Judith Kotkin

11/5/2012 03:18:56 am

When lyn Hill showed the 3 D block at our Brooklyn quilter's guild , I fell in love. Picked up the kit and instruction sheet at the City quilter in Manhattan, NY. Couldn't wait to begin. The written instructions were fine until the end. The video's orange fabric was indistinguishable from the red. In spite of some insecurity on my part I finished it but thought it was wrong when I tried to stuff the cubes in. Lyn told me it looked right and it sure was. When I got home I finished it and now I'm totally hooked on it. My background is math teacher and quilter combined so I thought it would be easier but the next one will be. The city quilter has fabulous prints with the statue of libery , subway maps , and taxi cabs.. You sure can't get it back after someone sees it. Had trouble removing the freezer paper( it tore the stitches). I will try it again with the plastic template and spray starch used for applique. My ultimate goal is to make the kind with the broken picture on 2 different cubes. Do I have to buy those instructions separately. This is a picture project for storm Sandy. I cut all the pieces before the lights went out.
Judy

Carla

11/5/2012 04:27:00 am

Hi Judy
So glad you enjoyed your block. Please send me your email info and I will send you the instructions for the advanced layout. Carla@kitsbycarla.com
I will be reworking my videos over the next week and will make sure the red and orange are distinctly different. Thanks for the feedback

JudyKotkin

11/20/2012 02:39:55 pm

thanks for your offer to send me the advanced layout instructions. I would so enjoy receiving them. I have a great children's print fabric in mind and will then send you pictures. I'm starting my second cube tonight and it is taking a small fraction of the time the first one took. Thanks again Carla. From Judy Kotkin

Carla

11/5/2012 04:27:15 am

Debbie Kulwicki

3/25/2013 12:15:12 pm

Just wondering if I could use fusible interfacing instead of freezer paper and leave it in?

Carla

4/2/2013 12:13:08 am

The freezer paper is used to have perfectly square corners and exact dimentions and is removed before closing up all seams so that the block is soft and easily held by young children. Interfacing might not do the same thing. I haven't tried it though, so you might have some success.

Carla

4/2/2013 12:13:38 am

The freezer paper is used to have perfectly square corners and exact dimensions and is removed before closing up all seams so that the block is soft and easily held by young children. Interfacing might not do the same thing. I haven't tried it though, so you might have some success.

Marcia link

3/26/2013 04:23:09 am

Carla, I wonder why the dimensions for cutting the material is not on the instruction sheet. I have to say, I am disappointed in the vague directions and inadequate video. At $14.78 for a dollar worth of foam and a cheaply printed tri-fold sheet, I would think you could make more of an effort.

Carla

4/2/2013 12:16:01 am

Hi Marcia,
I had done an update to the pattern to include both the basic and advanced layout. That is when the cutting instructions were dropped in error. I have a recent version of the pattern that I would be happy to send you. Please reply with your email address so I can send it to you.

I am sorry you found the video inadequate. If you could be more specific, I could go back and improve the areas you found confusing. Thank you for your feed back.

Pat Huisjen

6/23/2013 01:29:04 pm

What an interesting project. I worked it all by hand stitching. Without the video instructions, it would have been impossible! Thanks. -Pat

Lorraine Doyno Evans

3/15/2014 09:01:10 am

Hi Carla,
I need help with your paper directions. For Step #1 It says to sew where you see white arrows by holding pieces together (do not overlap) and Zig zag. It does not say if you zig zag raw edges or the folded edges. I originally sewed raw edges for the first section of Step 1 but when I went to add fabric 3 it does not fit well and I am now thinking that I should have zig zag on the folded edge. Please clarify. Also, I tried looking for the video instructions on this site, but all I found was the video of the toddler playing with the cube, not sewing instructions. Please let me know where i can find the video instructions. Thank you.

Carla

3/15/2014 01:12:42 pm

You fold the raw edges around freezer paper so your piece is exactly 2x2 or 2x4. Then you zigzag the folded edges. Go to the How To... section of the web site and enter the password that is on the last page of your pattern. I hope this helps.
Carla

Linda Culver

7/24/2014 03:28:00 pm

I purchased the 3D Block pattern a few weeks ago and just started trying to figure it out. I want to do the advanced layout, but I'm not sure how to even begin cutting. I have a small card with minimal cutting directions and a single sheet of folded paper printed in color. Is that it? Do I have the complete directions? I don't really understand the first step - do you mean to butt the folded edges together and zigzag across them? Because I live in a rural area, my internet access is less than stellar, so videos require a great deal of buffering time. After spending nearly $15.00 for a kit, it doesn't seem that it should be necessary to watch a video to figure out the directions. I have a password on the pattern, but the only "how to" I see on the website is "how to buy".
Please help - I want to make this for my granddaughter's birthday.
Thank you

Shirley Phillips link

5/31/2015 11:01:50 am

My daughterinlaw sent me the placemat as a gift. I consider myself a quilter but the instructions for this are soooo vague, I don't understand how to begin Please help. Thank you

Carla

6/1/2015 01:31:23 am

Hi Shirley,
No problem. I would love to walk you through it. Which pattern do you have? Just send me an email at carla@kitsbycarla.com

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