a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
multi-part whimsies
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Mushroom Glow by Tomasz Pietrzyk (Artifact)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Mushroom Glow by Tomasz Pietrzyk (Artifact)Ash and I did an Artifact 286-piece puzzle, “Mushroom Glow” by Tomasz Pietrzyk (https://www.tomekpietrzyk.art/en/), puzzle design by Matt Lyon. We broke into it last Tuesday…
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Eyes Full of Stars by Marie-Claude Fournier, cut design by Mark Cappitella
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1–2 minutesRead More: Eyes Full of Stars by Marie-Claude Fournier, cut design by Mark Cappitella578 pieces, 440x352x7mm (17.5″ x 14″). Canadian artist Marie-Claude Fournier. Victory puzzles, in their “Artisan series”. Puzzle cut design by Mark Cappitella. Loving everything about…
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Freddie Mercury by Lee Topp, Puzzly 527
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1–2 minutesRead More: Freddie Mercury by Lee Topp, Puzzly 527Just finished an amazing laser-cut puzzle by Puzzly, 527 pieces and really fabulous whimsies — including a super large multi-piece whimsy. All themed! The artist…
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Summer in the Tetons, Jan McGuire, Stave
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1–2 minutesRead More: Summer in the Tetons, Jan McGuire, StaveHoefnagel lets you have the opportunity to do the beautiful hand-cut puzzles that would otherwise be out of range for me — for instance, Stave’s…
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Elephants by Anna Platts, Liberty
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1–2 minutesRead More: Elephants by Anna Platts, LibertyAnother in a fun Liberty pack from Hoefnagel: “Elephants” by the artist Anna Platts, 253-pieces, 9″x12″.
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The Fall by Victor Zaretsky, Dreamton 400
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1–2 minutesRead More: The Fall by Victor Zaretsky, Dreamton 400I finally did this lovely painting by Ukrainian artist Victor Zaretsky (maybe Viktor with a “k”? not sure which version is preferred) (1925-1990), “The Fall”,…
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River Otter, Adolfo Valle, Lighthouse Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: River Otter, Adolfo Valle, Lighthouse Puzzles“River Otter” by Adolfo Valle, a 62-piece puzzle, 5.6″ x 6.25″, from Lighthouse Puzzles.
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Falling by Mandy Budan, Stumpcraft
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1–2 minutesRead More: Falling by Mandy Budan, Stumpcraft460 pieces, puzzle design by Jasen Robillard of Stumpcraft, artwork “Falling” by Mandy Budan. Rental from Hoefnagel. There is a “deep dive” blog post discussing…
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Mandala Effect, Loubud
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1–2 minutesRead More: Mandala Effect, LoubudMy second Loubud Puzzle, “Mandala Effect” (labeled Mandela on the box). A fast, pleasant solve. Such a beautiful image! We loved the cattiness of the…
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Karla Gerard Night Song, from Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Karla Gerard Night Song, from ArtifactA beautiful puzzle loaned to us by my neighbor Yael; Ash and I did some of it, then I finished it off. I really enjoyed…
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Robert Burns’ The Hunt from Liberty
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1–2 minutesRead More: Robert Burns’ The Hunt from LibertyHoefnagel sent me an amazing pack, with this puzzle from Liberty, and “Happily Ever Aftering” from Elms. This puzzle features “Diana and Her Nymphs” by…
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Louis Wain’s Fiddling Cat, from Artifact
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2–3 minutesRead More: Louis Wain’s Fiddling Cat, from ArtifactI really loved Artifact‘s contribution to the Puzzle Parley 2024 — the speed puzzle, Louis Wain’s “Fiddling Cat“. So I picked it up, and Ash…
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Rackham’s Forest Nymphs, FoxSmartBox
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1–2 minutesRead More: Rackham’s Forest Nymphs, FoxSmartBoxArthur Rackham is one of my favorite Victorian children’s illustrators, so I was happy to pick up “Forest Nymphs” from FoxSmartBox. FoxSmartBox calls this image…
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Poohsticks, by Iwona Lifsches, from Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Poohsticks, by Iwona Lifsches, from Artifact“Poohsticks” (image by Iwona Lifsches, cut design by Ashley Boyd, puzzle by Artifact) was the second in a Hoefnagel pack (with a BCB puzzle) that…
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Diego Rivera Detroit Industry, Nautilus
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1–2 minutesRead More: Diego Rivera Detroit Industry, NautilusHello to my friend Art Keene! Who lent me this beautiful wood puzzle version of Diego Rivera‘s “Detroit Industry” (actually, one of Rivera’s numerous Detroit…
