a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
2024
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Canoeing by Tim Zeitner, Boardwalk mini
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1–2 minutesRead More: Canoeing by Tim Zeitner, Boardwalk miniAsh and I knocked off this little mini “fun size” puzzle from Boardwalk, which is a new puzzle company to me, affiliated with Dowdle.
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Rajani, by Brescia Bercane – Jiggy
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1–2 minutesRead More: Rajani, by Brescia Bercane – JiggyIt’s only 450 pieces, I thought, how hard could it be? and it’s pretty! omg this was literally one piece at a time, looking for…
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Butlin’s Clacton-on-Sea, Victory
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1–2 minutesRead More: Butlin’s Clacton-on-Sea, VictoryA 250-piece puzzle from Victory in England, a vintage puzzle of swimmers / divers from a train company’s travel poster, “Butlin’s Clacton-on-Sea“. (Which, according to…
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Tiki Time, Linda Tillman – Hennessy 1000
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1–2 minutesRead More: Tiki Time, Linda Tillman – Hennessy 1000First Hennessy puzzle – “Tiki Time” by Linda Tillman, fun! And, first work by Linda Tillman (etsy, blog). Sadly it’s missing a piece, which I…
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Octo-Love, Are You Game?
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1–2 minutesRead More: Octo-Love, Are You Game?I enjoyed this 331-piece (15″ x 11.25″ landscape rectangular) laser-cut wooden puzzle, from AreYouGame — “Octo-Love”, art by Karrie Evenson. (Apropos of nothing, Evenson’s photo…
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Christmas Market, Angela Holland, Ravensburger 1000
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1–2 minutesRead More: Christmas Market, Angela Holland, Ravensburger 1000An official winter holiday / christmas puzzle — “Christmas Market“, art by Angela Holland — 1000 piece Ravensburger. It was a pretty nice assembly.
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Iliad & Odyssey, Neil Packer
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1–2 minutesRead More: Iliad & Odyssey, Neil PackerI really enjoyed this New York Puzzle Co. 1000-piece puzzle, art by Neil Packer, “The Iliad and the Odyssey”, from the Candlewick Press editions. (It’s…
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Mushrooms & Beetles, Mosaic 100
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1–2 minutesRead More: Mushrooms & Beetles, Mosaic 100I enjoyed this small 100-piece version of “Mushrooms and Beetles“, from Mosaic; it was a fast solve, and the cut was enjoyable beetle-esque. Mosaic was…
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A Good Morning, by Otar Imerlishvili
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1–2 minutesRead More: A Good Morning, by Otar ImerlishviliAnother beautiful painting by Otar Imerlishvili, from Art & Fable — “A Good Morning“, 750 pieces. Art & Fable description: “Playing cards, cream pastries, draped…
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Christmas Cats, Diane Dempsey, Cobble Hill
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1–2 minutesRead More: Christmas Cats, Diane Dempsey, Cobble HillDiane Dempsey does fabulous midcentury / retro-style art for Cobble Hill (and has her own design firm, RetroChristmasCardCompany .com), and I really loved this 1000-piece…
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Dancing in Paradise, Arty Guava
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1–2 minutesRead More: Dancing in Paradise, Arty GuavaAnother delightful Jiggy puzzle, 450 pieces — “Dancing in Paradise” by Arty Guava. The solid blue sky was paaainful.
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Ruru Owl by Ellen Giggenbach, Werkshoppe
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1–2 minutesRead More: Ruru Owl by Ellen Giggenbach, WerkshoppeReally enjoyed my first Werkshoppe puzzle, “Ruru Owl“, 1000 pieces, art by Ellen Giggenbach. Her work is so fun! Very textural and blocky. Fun piece…
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Takoyaki by Rowon, Soonness
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1–2 minutesRead More: Takoyaki by Rowon, SoonnessMy first Soonness puzzle was wonderful — the image of “Takoyaki“, by Rowon, is perfectly tailored to Ash’s interests (cooking! cats! small street food stands),…
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Twilight in Umbria, Paul Jorgensen
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1–2 minutesRead More: Twilight in Umbria, Paul JorgensenAnother beautiful 500-piece puzzle from Art & Fable, “Twilight in Umbria” by Paul Jorgensen.
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Alchemist’s Kitchen, Vasilisa Romanenko, eeBoo
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1–2 minutesRead More: Alchemist’s Kitchen, Vasilisa Romanenko, eeBooDid another in the fun eeBoo “Piece and Love” series of “Alchemists’ Stuff” by Vasilisa Romanenko. It was another 1000-piece, this one “Alchemist’s Kitchen.” I…
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Moroccan Spices, Blanc Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Moroccan Spices, Blanc PuzzlesI have no idea where this puzzle came from — it was in our downstairs stack of puzzles, with a lot of pieces that were…
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Merry Cactus by Shea O’Connor, from Jiggy
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1–2 minutesRead More: Merry Cactus by Shea O’Connor, from JiggyLoved this retro-style xmas puzzle, “Merry Cactus“, art by Shea O’Connor, from Jiggy (800 pieces). Jiggy is expensive (although the sale really helped!) and there…
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Frosted Fir Tree, Wentworth
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1–2 minutesRead More: Frosted Fir Tree, WentworthI got a few new puzzles from Wentworth, and in need of a relatively short solve, I pulled out the 240-piece “Frosted Fir Tree”, with…
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Dowdle Brooklyn Bridge, Elms
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1–2 minutesRead More: Dowdle Brooklyn Bridge, ElmsFinished this 121-piece Elms hand-cut puzzle of an Eric Dowdle image, “Brooklyn Bridge“, cut by “Kristin”. It was part of a Hoefnagel pack, both of…
