a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
whimsies
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New England Maple Tree (Zen 122)
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1–2 minutesRead More: New England Maple Tree (Zen 122)Ash and I pulled this one together quickly. We are missing a whimsy! How on earth did that happen?
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Fall Season (Puzzlapy)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Fall Season (Puzzlapy)Ash and I did a lovely little autumnal witch puzzle from Puzzlapy, via the PuzzleJam Traveling Puzzle Club. Very cute! Missing one piece. Art by…
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A Christmas Eve Visitor, by George Hinke (Victory)
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1–2 minutesRead More: A Christmas Eve Visitor, by George Hinke (Victory)I really loved this puzzle from Victory, cut design by Mark Cappitella. George Hinke (1883 – 1953) was a mid-20th century illustrator, born in Germany,…
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Flatirons by Phil Lewis (Liberty)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Flatirons by Phil Lewis (Liberty)I’ve loved Phil Lewis’ images on Liberty puzzles for a while, but hadn’t done one. My friend Freddie had inherited “Flatirons” from her aunt, and…
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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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Winter Boughs by Laura McElfresh (Bewilderness)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Winter Boughs by Laura McElfresh (Bewilderness)Bewilderness (and at Etsy), 160 wooden pieces, tesselations. “Winter Boughs” by Laura McElfresh. Okay, wow, this was hard. A good third or half the pieces…
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Lovely Cat Ravensburger wooden
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1–2 minutesRead More: Lovely Cat Ravensburger woodenAsh and I knocked off another small Ravensburger wooden (laser-cut) puzzle, cat themed! The whimsies are actually quite nice.
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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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Optimago, Off for the Honeymoon by Frederick Morgan
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1–2 minutesRead More: Optimago, Off for the Honeymoon by Frederick MorganThis 266-piece Optimago (1979-2005) puzzle is listed as an “Enigma”, with no image available. As with a lot of vintage puzzles, and puzzles made of…
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Hotel Melrose Lobby by Perkins Harnly
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1–2 minutesRead More: Hotel Melrose Lobby by Perkins HarnlyI really enjoyed this 250-piece puzzle from Puzzly (via Hoefnagel). It was a fast solve, with a mix of traditional puzzle pieces and whimsies, like…
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Apro Vision, “Moon Castle”
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1–2 minutesRead More: Apro Vision, “Moon Castle”Via Hoefnagel, I got this laser-cut 152-piece (“A4 size”) puzzle from “Apro Vision”, which appears to be one of the randomly generated names that Chinese…
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Purr-fect Night by Mary Stubberfield
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1–2 minutesRead More: Purr-fect Night by Mary StubberfieldWentworth Puzzles, 240 pieces, “Purr-fect Night” by Mary Stubberfield, via Hoefnagel. Another thin, MDF wood, mix of traditional pieces with etched whimsies. I liked this…
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Owlets in the Moonlight, Rosalind Solomon
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1–2 minutesRead More: Owlets in the Moonlight, Rosalind SolomonA Wentworth 250-piece puzzle by Rosalind Solomon, by way of Hoefnagel. Although it was owl-themed, I wasn’t in love with the art — I’m not…
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Richard Friend, Limberlost Woods
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1–2 minutesRead More: Richard Friend, Limberlost WoodsThe third of three Artifact / Ecru puzzles that Yael loaned to me. The image looks initially a bit overwhelming, but all the trees have…
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Sky Village by Heather Gauthier, Artifact Ecru 409
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1–2 minutesRead More: Sky Village by Heather Gauthier, Artifact Ecru 409“Sky Village” by Heather Gauthier, Ecru, 409 pieces. This is the second of a batch of three puzzles I borrowed from Yael. It was a…
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Roch Urbaniak, Unexpected Visitor
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1–2 minutesRead More: Roch Urbaniak, Unexpected VisitorMy neighbor and I have a lovely little neighborhood wooden puzzle lending program, and she has this Artifact puzzle I’ve been yearning to do —…
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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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The Big Apple, Zen
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1–2 minutesRead More: The Big Apple, ZenAsh and I knocked out another Zen Puzzle, this one, “The Big Apple“. Ash and I recognized 4 out of 5 whimsies, but such is…
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Winter Reading Nook by Aimee Stewart, Zen teaser
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1–2 minutesRead More: Winter Reading Nook by Aimee Stewart, Zen teaserI think it’s fair to say that the decline in democracy in this country has made it difficult for me to do jigsaw puzzles. But…