a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
puzzle companies
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Monsters Night Out, SunsOut
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1–2 minutesRead More: Monsters Night Out, SunsOutThis puzzle was haaaard. So many grassy pieces and so many leafy pieces and so haaaaaaaard. And then there was a piece missing! I have…
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Ravensburger wooden, “Mysterious Owl” wooden owl
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1–2 minutesRead More: Ravensburger wooden, “Mysterious Owl” wooden owlAsh and I did a little wooden puzzle from Ravensburger — “Mysterious Owl” — 150 pieces, “Have a hoot of a good time piecing together…
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Vintage Nancy Drew, Cobble Hill
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1–2 minutesRead More: Vintage Nancy Drew, Cobble HillA couple of years ago I got two Cobble Hill Nancy Drew book cover puzzles — one was labeled “vintage” and the other, which also…
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Quilts of Gee’s Bend, Galison 1000
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1–2 minutesRead More: Quilts of Gee’s Bend, Galison 1000My neighbor Yael lent me this puzzle that I’d long wanted to do — “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend“, from Galison (1000 pieces). So much…
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World of Bridgerton, Manjit Thapp, Laurence King
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1–2 minutesRead More: World of Bridgerton, Manjit Thapp, Laurence KingWow, this was so fun. Like a collage puzzle, with many discrete elements, but in a scene. Also, very interesting for the perspective — since…
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Sprung by Coral Bourgeois, from AreYouGame
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1–2 minutesRead More: Sprung by Coral Bourgeois, from AreYouGame“Sprung” was one of two puzzles in a pack from AreYouGame — both by Coral Bourgeois. I really liked this image!
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Shroom Town, Kristian Adam (Artifact)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Shroom Town, Kristian Adam (Artifact)When I saw this puzzle, “Shroom Town” (art by Kristian Adam), it reminded me so much of Ash’s little sculptural mushroom villages, that I had…
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Banned Books, Re-Marks Puzzle
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1–2 minutesRead More: Banned Books, Re-Marks PuzzleIn keeping with Banned Books Week (which in 2024 is this week, Sept. 23 – 27), my department finished the Banned Books puzzle from Re-Marks.…
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Ravensburger Fiesta Time
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1–2 minutesRead More: Ravensburger Fiesta TimeAsh and I did a 500-piece Ravensburger “Fiesta Time“, which we learned about from the 2024 US speed puzzling. No guacamole, sadly!
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Alala Love, New York Puzzle Company
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1–2 minutesRead More: Alala Love, New York Puzzle CompanyWhile on a wooden jigsaw kick, I haven’t been doing my backlog of cardboard puzzles …. so I did one that I’ve been wanting to…
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Coral Bourgeois, “Elephants”, from AreYouGame
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1–2 minutesRead More: Coral Bourgeois, “Elephants”, from AreYouGameAsh and I enjoyed this — it was a little more challenging than you would think from a grid image — but it was beautiful,…
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Samuel Hayward “Cat in Garden”, Artifact
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1–2 minutesRead More: Samuel Hayward “Cat in Garden”, ArtifactWe three did this nicely cat-whimsy-filled “Cat in Garden” puzzle from Artifact today, with art from Samuel Hayward. Please note that Zeniba is in a…
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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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Wentworth minis
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1–2 minutesRead More: Wentworth minisAsh and I did three Wentworth mini puzzles today — I would say, “Starry Night” was the easiest, with the Helix Nebula in the middle,…
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Barred Owl, Adolfo Valle, Lighthouse Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Barred Owl, Adolfo Valle, Lighthouse PuzzlesEnjoyed this Lighthouse Puzzles mini-puzzle, which was sent to me free in hopes I would review it. The artist, Adolfo Valle, is Michigan-based, as is…
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Stack Attack, Rebel Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Stack Attack, Rebel Puzzles“Stack Attack” is the second puzzle Ash and I did from Rebel Puzzles, and we enjoyed this one, too! It was … definitely challenging, with…
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Stave, A Lasting Impression
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1–2 minutesRead More: Stave, A Lasting ImpressionIn a recent pack from Hoefnagel, I had two fun hand-cut puzzles — one from Carol Ottenberg (aka Ledgewood Puzzles), and this one from Stave.…
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Geode, Nervous Systems
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1–2 minutesRead More: Geode, Nervous SystemsA fun blue geode puzzle from NERVOUS Systems, via Hoefnagel. Another reviewer described this puzzle as easy, a review at which Ash and I looked…
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Elephant, Wongo
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1–2 minutesRead More: Elephant, WongoI wanted to like this elephant by Wongo puzzles (courtesy of Hoefnagel) — I liked the image, all the fun patterns, and of course, ELEPHANT.…
