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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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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Brand New Day by Clare Youngs (WerkShoppe 1000)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Brand New Day by Clare Youngs (WerkShoppe 1000)From my backlog, “Brand New Day” by Clare Youngs, WerkShoppe 1000. Fun! and easy!
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Autumn on Bow Bridge by Joy LaForme (Galison 1000)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Autumn on Bow Bridge by Joy LaForme (Galison 1000)I was attracted by Joy LaForme’s “Autumn on Bow Bridge”, and I did enjoy assembling this piece … but oh, Galison, why did you make…
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Stranger by the Lake (Bare Ass Creek) by Ken Gun Min (Kinstler 1000)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Stranger by the Lake (Bare Ass Creek) by Ken Gun Min (Kinstler 1000)Gorgeous artwork — “Stranger by the Lake (Bare Ass Creek)” by Ken Gun Min, which made for an amazing puzzle from Kinstler. What a fun…
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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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Harlequin Boardwalk by Ray Powers (SunsOut 500)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Harlequin Boardwalk by Ray Powers (SunsOut 500)A quick solve — “Harlequin Boardwalk” by Ray Powers (https://www.raypowersart.com/ , https://raypows.piwigo.com , and https://raypows.piwigo.com/index?/category/52-puzzle_art ) — 500 pieces. The SunsOut puzzle cut is so…
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Franklin Carmichael Collection (Cobble Hill 1000)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Franklin Carmichael Collection (Cobble Hill 1000)I really loved this puzzle! Cobble Hill Puzzles, 1000-piece, “Carmichael Collection” in the “Canadian Artist Series”. Franklin Carmichael (1890-1945), member of the Group of Seven,…
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Let the Outside In by Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins (Pomegranate 1000)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Let the Outside In by Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins (Pomegranate 1000)I picked this up on sale a while back, and pulled it out of my backlog for its surrealist autumnal vibes. It wasn’t difficult, but…
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Sierra Range by Charley Harper (Pomegranate 1000)
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1–2 minutesRead More: Sierra Range by Charley Harper (Pomegranate 1000)I love Charley Harper art — nature scenes, plus geometric shapes, bright colors — and love the Pomegranate puzzles of Charley Harper. This one was…
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Mid Summer Night Dream by Enzhao Liu
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1–2 minutesRead More: Mid Summer Night Dream by Enzhao LiuI’d had this 1000-piece puzzle (“Mid Summer Night Dream” by Enzhao Liu) from Antelope for a while, and was leery of doing it because it…
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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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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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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…
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Victory (original), “Gay Harbour, Cornwall”
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1–2 minutesRead More: Victory (original), “Gay Harbour, Cornwall”I think I can call these boats, right? not ships? From the Hoefnagel collection. This is a “Victory Puzzle”, from the original UK company of…
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Sunrise in a Winter Forest, Zen Puzzles
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1–2 minutesRead More: Sunrise in a Winter Forest, Zen Puzzles“Sunrise in a Winter Forest” is one of several Zen Puzzles that Ash and I are working our way through. This is a peaceful winter…
