a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
whimsies
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three-fer
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1–2 minutesRead More: three-ferThree-fer — three puzzles, three people … plus a cat. A fun family puzzling afternoon. Ash knocked off the hand-puzzle from Chestnut and Hemlock pretty…
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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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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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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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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…
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This Is It by Cecile Albi
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1–2 minutesRead More: This Is It by Cecile Albi“This Is It” by Cecile Albi, mini-puzzle, puzzle design by Jasen Robillard. A really beautiful little 62-piece puzzle from StumpCraft. Ash and I knocked it…
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Olga Suvorova, “Triptych”
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1–2 minutesRead More: Olga Suvorova, “Triptych”My first DaVici — an Olga Suvorova “Triptych” puzzle. It was enjoyable, with lots of whimsies, lots of color. I’ve enjoyed Olga Suvorova‘s paintings for…
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Herding Cats
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1–2 minutesRead More: Herding Cats“Herding Cats”, a fun (cat-themed, obviously) shaped puzzle, with whimsies, from Nervous System. Art work by Anne Sullivan. Michele assembled quite a lot of this…
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Ochiai Rofu, “Kyoto Four Scenes”
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2–3 minutesRead More: Ochiai Rofu, “Kyoto Four Scenes”Thanks to the Hoefnagel Club, I got this challenging quadriptych (I had to look that up) of “Kyoto Four Scenes“, from Artifact Puzzles (Ecru line).…
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Peking Dragon
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1–2 minutesRead More: Peking DragonA Nautilus puzzle, “Peking Dragon“, 150 pieces, that Ash and I did on July 7 in something under 45 minutes …
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The Skyline Was Beautiful on Fire
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1–2 minutesRead More: The Skyline Was Beautiful on FireFinished Stumpcraft puzzle “The Skyline Was Beautiful on Fire” by Steve Driscoll. Fun and requiring a reasonable amount of attention to detail of color and…
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Streets of Havana
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1–2 minutesRead More: Streets of HavanaEnjoyed this whimsy-filled puzzle of Havana, from Mosaic Puzzles. The image provenance is not clear to me — it is listed as “(c) 2021 Assaf…
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Life Magazine Butterfly Flapper
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1–2 minutesRead More: Life Magazine Butterfly FlapperAnother puzzle from Victory, more difficult than the San Francisco TWA travel poster I did previously … I really enjoyed the Art Deco / jazz…
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San Francisco via TWA poster
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1–2 minutesRead More: San Francisco via TWA posterVictory Puzzles: “San Francisco via TWA” vintage poster. Okay, this was my first Victory puzzle. The pieces were thinner than with other wooden puzzles I…
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A Bevy of Wild West Women
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1–2 minutesRead More: A Bevy of Wild West WomenA fun puzzle, with fun whimsies. Liberty Puzzles: 17.25 x 11.75″ … 477 pieces … “Classic Buffalo Bill show poster. Image courtesy The Buffalo Bill…
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From the Tide Pool to the Stars by Ray Troll
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1–2 minutesRead More: From the Tide Pool to the Stars by Ray TrollNautilus, 503 piece puzzle. Ray Troll, “From the Tide Pool to the Stars”.
