anneke ray
4/27/2012 12:51:15 am
Hi,
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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.
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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.
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anneke ray
5/11/2012 12:00:24 pm
Hi Carla,
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anneke ray
5/11/2012 11:59:00 am
Hi Carla,
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anneke ray
5/11/2012 11:59:23 am
Hi Carla,
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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. [email protected]
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Tracey Zigo
5/15/2012 10:06:31 am
Carla,
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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.
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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 ----
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Carla
7/30/2012 05:52:11 am
Hi Myrla,
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Myrla
7/31/2012 02:19:25 am
Good Morning Carla,
anneke ray
7/30/2012 07:16:38 am
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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....
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Carla
7/31/2012 01:50:37 pm
Well done! Congratulation on not giving up...
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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
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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.
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Carla
11/5/2012 04:27:00 am
Hi Judy
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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
Hi Judy
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Carla
4/2/2013 12:16:01 am
Hi Marcia,
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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
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Lorraine Doyno Evans
3/15/2014 09:01:10 am
Hi Carla,
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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.
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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".
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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
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Carla
6/1/2015 01:31:23 am
Hi Shirley,
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