a Quilter Family Jigsaw Journal
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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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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 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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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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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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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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Pixel Peaks by Julie Amlin, Puzzle Lab
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1–2 minutesRead More: Pixel Peaks by Julie Amlin, Puzzle LabWe did another fun Puzzle Lab puzzle today — “Pixel Peaks“, with art by Julie Amlin (the original artwork is called “Above the Blue”, but…
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Forest Fables, Trippy Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Forest Fables, Trippy Puzzles“Trippy Puzzle Co.” is a laser cutter, listed on Etsy, that says “designed in the US, made in China.” The box is very similar to…
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Palmaris Enchanted Forest
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1–2 minutesRead More: Palmaris Enchanted ForestVery pretty forest photography, with a large whole-puzzle piece-figure of a tree, and incredibly detailed etchings with yet more tree themes. Quite doable, with only…
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Fool’s Gold, “Moose and Moon”
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1–2 minutesRead More: Fool’s Gold, “Moose and Moon”I loved this little puzzle – it went fast. There wasn’t a lot of color, but the pattern areas were quite distinct, and the puzzle…
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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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Penelope Lake View with Wisteria
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1–2 minutesRead More: Penelope Lake View with WisteriaFirst “Penelope” puzzle, via Hoefnagel. “Lake View with Wisteria”, another landscape …. Interesting features: the borders are all slightly beveled, which is really nice. It’s…
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Enchantment Lakes Snowflake
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1–2 minutesRead More: Enchantment Lakes SnowflakeSnowflake, a new puzzle cutter to me, who is (per Hoefnagel) not currently cutting — but previously at Etsy. Unfortunately I was so eager to…
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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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Hasui Nocturne
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1–2 minutesRead More: Hasui NocturneFrom Artifact Puzzles, “Nocturne” by Kawase Hasui; originally a mystery puzzle. Tesselating fish with a beautiful engraving of a carp on the back. Pleasantly challenging…
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How the West Was One by Chris Huang
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1–2 minutesRead More: How the West Was One by Chris HuangLiberty Puzzles, 510 pieces. I really enjoyed this one – nice image, pleasantly occupying with mixes and repeats of textures and colors. Lots of fun…
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Comin’ Round the Mountain
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1–2 minutesRead More: Comin’ Round the MountainMini puzzle from StumpCraft – part of a “flight” of 3 mini puzzles, this was rated 2 out of 5 in difficulty. A quick fun…
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25-Year Journey by Janet MacKay
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1–2 minutesRead More: 25-Year Journey by Janet MacKayLoved this puzzle — so satisfying. The subject was lovely and right up my alley (and called to me after doing the National Parks puzzle).…
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Egon Schiele “Four Trees”
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1–2 minutesRead More: Egon Schiele “Four Trees”Beautiful and small. Also, surprisingly hard, even with only 79 pieces, because the pieces were (almost) all rectangular slabs. Artifact Puzzles: “This is a richly-colored…
