a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
September 2023
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Nautilus Los Angeles Times Book Festival 2023
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1–2 minutesRead More: Nautilus Los Angeles Times Book Festival 2023L.A. Times Festival of Books 2023 by Patrick Hruby, from Nautilus. 418 pieces. (See also blog announcement.) (Is Hruby the poster designer, or the puzzle…
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Yin Yang Owl, CraftHub
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1–2 minutesRead More: Yin Yang Owl, CraftHubA puzzle from “CraftHub” — very pretty yin yang design, with an owl …. mass produced laser cut.
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Fool’s Gold Butterflies
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2–3 minutesRead More: Fool’s Gold ButterfliesLovely hand-cut puzzle from Fool’s Gold in New Hampshire. Beautiful packaging — box, puzzle reveal photo in a nice little bag, instructions on measuring the…
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Thankful by JNG Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Thankful by JNG PuzzlesA new wooden puzzle maker from Hoefnagle: JNG (Joyful Nook Gallery) Puzzles, with “Thankful”, a round, highly polished, autumnal / Thanksgiving-themed puzzle with large pieces.…
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Alice Down the Rabbit Hole (Chestnut and Hemlock)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Alice Down the Rabbit Hole (Chestnut and Hemlock)Wow, this puzzle really blew me away. Terra Rodgers’ displayed extraordinary artistry and craft in matching the layered pieces to the curved room — creating…
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Sheep Country by Wentworth
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1–2 minutesRead More: Sheep Country by WentworthThe whole family worked on this adorable little (140-piece size) Wentworth puzzle, and finished it in short order. Wentworth’s description: Beautifully illustrated by well-known Denmark…
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Sparkles all Around by Chestnut and Hemlock
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1–2 minutesRead More: Sparkles all Around by Chestnut and HemlockThis is a beautiful hand-cut, hand-painted puzzle by Terra Rodgers (Chestnut and Hemlock). I got it from Hoefnagel, and liked it so well I ordered…
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Lollipop Lollipop by Nel Whatmore
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1–2 minutesRead More: Lollipop Lollipop by Nel WhatmoreA Wentworth puzzle, of a fun modern, almost abstract, floral, “Lollipop Lollipop”, by Nel Whatmore. Assembled, it’s not abstract — just modern — but all…
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Highland Cattle Wentworth mini
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1–2 minutesRead More: Highland Cattle Wentworth miniCheerful little 40-piece puzzle of Highland Cattle — four cow whimsies and a little tree whimsy. Highland cows — can’t go wrong. And, I really…
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Snowflake Blue Heron
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1–2 minutesRead More: Snowflake Blue HeronA second Snowflake — I liked the subject matter of this one much, much better than the other one. Still challenging in terms of its…
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Brian’s Worst Nightmare
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1–2 minutesRead More: Brian’s Worst NightmareA little 150-piece micro puzzle about cats that Michele and Ash knocked off Friday 9/15. MicroPuzzles.com, “Brian’s Worst Nightmare.”
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Penelope Lake View with Wisteria
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1–2 minutesRead More: Penelope Lake View with WisteriaFirst “Penelope” puzzle, via Hoefnagel. “Lake View with Wisteria”, another landscape …. Interesting features: the borders are all slightly beveled, which is really nice. It’s…
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Triskelion by Bradley Schenck
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1–2 minutesRead More: Triskelion by Bradley SchenckMy first Wentworth puzzle, courtesy of Hoefnagel Puzzle Club, and I really enjoyed it. This Wentworth (“Triskelion”) is apparently not a “typical” Wentworth, per Hoefnagel,…
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Enchantment Lakes Snowflake
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1–2 minutesRead More: Enchantment Lakes SnowflakeSnowflake, a new puzzle cutter to me, who is (per Hoefnagel) not currently cutting — but previously at Etsy. Unfortunately I was so eager to…
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Tom Thomson, Soft Maple in Autumn
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1–2 minutesRead More: Tom Thomson, Soft Maple in AutumnLovely puzzle from Stumpcraft, Tom Thomson’s “Soft Maple in Autumn” — sneaky puzzle cutting from Jasen Robillard, too; lots of little “fishies” cut out that…
