a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
July 2024
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King Dasaratha, Inside Out
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1–2 minutesRead More: King Dasaratha, Inside OutFrom Inside Adventure (via Etsy), this beautiful painting of King Dasaratha, from a scene in the Ramayana. Inside Adventure says: This puzzle contains dozens of…
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Koi Pond, Whimsy Wood Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Koi Pond, Whimsy Wood PuzzlesAsh and I enjoyed this one! Kind of a simple grid cut, but a really pretty image. Held together well! Thick pieces. “Koi Pond”, from…
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Mr Bob, Italy
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1–2 minutesRead More: Mr Bob, ItalyCourtesy of Hoefnagel, a puzzle from Mr. Bob (“Burano, Italy”) with photography by Australian photographer Garry Schlatter — I finished it Friday July 26, but…
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Massachusetts, Galison
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1–2 minutesRead More: Massachusetts, GalisonAsh and Michele did this one the other day.
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Stave, Edith Bingham Give Me a Buzz
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1–2 minutesRead More: Stave, Edith Bingham Give Me a BuzzThis Stave puzzle, via Hoefnagel, was a lot of fun — and not too hard for me, either, which was good. I appreciated the ways…
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Whimsy Puzzles, Singing Fish
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1–2 minutesRead More: Whimsy Puzzles, Singing FishA really beautiful image, from “Whimsy Wood Puzzles“, which is now retiring. This is the “Tree of Life” cut, or actually some variation thereof, on…
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Cat in the Flowers (owlqueue 1)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Cat in the Flowers (owlqueue 1)I made a puzzle! I tried to do line-cutting and boy was that hard. I did a cat, for Ash, and here Ash is, doing…
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puzzling at Puzzle Parley
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1–2 minutesRead More: puzzling at Puzzle ParleySome of the puzzling at Puzzle Parley 2024! For my record. (-:
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Curiosi double-sided geometric
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1–2 minutesRead More: Curiosi double-sided geometricPuzzle Double “Q-Flower” from Curiosi. Double-sided, black/white, very hard! This was owned by one of the fellow attendees at the Puzzle Parley, kindly sharing her…
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Blooming Hope, Stumpcraft
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1–2 minutesRead More: Blooming Hope, StumpcraftVery sweet 34-piece mini-puzzle from StumpCraft, “Blooming Hope”, art by Michelle Austin, 2024. We did
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Birds and Bees, Stumpcraft
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1–2 minutesRead More: Birds and Bees, StumpcraftSome group puzzling at Puzzle Parley! I did the bee, and a lot of the flower bed on the right …. This was a sweet…
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Talitha the Baby Owl, Puzzly
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1–2 minutesRead More: Talitha the Baby Owl, PuzzlyFrom Puzzly, a UK laser-cutter, a challenging owl puzzle. It was shaped, very push-fit, lots of false edges, and a black and white image —…
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Puzzlapy Deer Family
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1–2 minutesRead More: Puzzlapy Deer FamilyAnother lovely cut puzzle from Isabella Rouillard, Puzzlapy, via Hoefnagel — this one is a vintage image of a “deer family”, which led me to…
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Sewing Girl by Carl Larsson, Sr B
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1–2 minutesRead More: Sewing Girl by Carl Larsson, Sr BLoved this puzzle, cut by Sr B, with “Sewing Girl”, a 1911 painting by Carl Larsson. Ash and I assembled it handily …. It also…
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Parrots and Parakeets by Conrad Armstrong
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1–2 minutesRead More: Parrots and Parakeets by Conrad ArmstrongA fun puzzle via Hoefnagel. Hand-cut by Conrad Armstrong,
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Whiskered Woods, Rebel Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Whiskered Woods, Rebel PuzzlesI tried out two puzzles from Rebel Puzzles, a laser cutter, and the first (“Whiskered Woods“) was great fun! A tesselation of cat pieces —…
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Mona Lisa, Ronald W. Butler puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Mona Lisa, Ronald W. Butler puzzlesThis puzzle (Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa”, from Ronald W. Butler Puzzles), was courtesy of Hoefnagel. I ordinarily steer clear of the “old masters” because…
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Piecezz Cat Party
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1–2 minutesRead More: Piecezz Cat PartyA mini-puzzle from Piecezz, a laser cutter that Michele found. This one (“Cat Party“) was cat-themed, 40 pieces.
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Raeburn’s The Skating Minister
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1–2 minutesRead More: Raeburn’s The Skating MinisterVia Hoefnagel, a Wentworth puzzle, “Reverend Robert Walker Skating on Duddingston Loch“, painted by Henry Raeburn, circa 1795; the original work is held by the…
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BCB “Smellin’ Good” Bamboozled
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1–2 minutesRead More: BCB “Smellin’ Good” BamboozledAnother fun “snuggle” piece style puzzle, from BCB Puzzles, via Hoefnagel — this one was very doable; the frame was actually more challenging than the…
