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I was left on my own last night while hubby went to the local bar to listen to a band. he even got to play along.
So, i dug out a jigsaw puzzle that i bought lately to amuse myself. it is made to look like mosaic tiles. the pieces are different configurations of these little squares. i don't think i would do it if it were all just tiny squares.
It was 16x20" and took just under 2 hours to complete. lots of fun and kept me amused for a bit.
If you haven't tried one of these....i recommend them. i have one more to put together...
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When i went to the last book sale with my sis....i saw this tin box....and snatched it up. the world's smallest jigsaw puzzle. and you know i love jigsaw puzzles. it has 1000 pieces and is 12x18" finished.
It is so small....i worked it on my chopping board. i could sit in my recliner with the board on my lap and puzzle. wonderful!!
The pieces were kind of hard to pick up with my fat fingers. each piece was 1/2" square. but it worked just like a regular puzzle and was much fun. i got several evenings entertainment out of this. isn't it just the cutest thing?
I wish i could find more of these. i like the unusual in puzzles.
My sis plays games from Big Fish Games and the other day she got a jigsaw puzzle game. i downloaded it and played last night...or this morning...till 1am. it is lots of fun. there are a couple dozen puzzles ranging from 30 pieces to 1000. you can change the options to get more or less pieces in the puzzle and even change the shape of the pieces. it is very cool. i might be addicted to that for a bit.
But right now i have to go finish the quilt on the frame .... and puzzle...
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Last night i made 4 more simple Dear Jane blocks....took me about 2 hours. so, i only have 217 more to go. hahahahahahahahahaahahahahaha we won't think about that part.
This is D13 i didn't paper piece it....i just cut a block the size of the middle and then cut 3.5" squares and cut them on the diagonal for the corners. then trimmed it up to 5". be pretty sad if i had to frog this right??? ..... well, i did. LOL the first corner i put on was too small...i used a 3" block and that didn't work. but i cannot get discouraged...perhaps the applique blocks will go easier. i think i will do a couple of those tonight.
This is B13. i seem to be doing a lot of '13' blocks. this was paper pieced in 3 sections....no frogging. my plan is to have each block have different fabrics. i have quite the stash...but if i run out of different fabrics....then my friend Marilea has a humongous stash to choose from. and she likes Civil War fabrics.....so she will have lots to choose from.
Then i did M10. this was also paper pieced in 3 sections and no frogging. it came out just a hair under the 5". i am starching them all and ironing after stitching, so that may be the reason. i know i should starch and iron the fabric first before cutting.....maybe i should try that. LOL
The last one done last night was M12. paper pieced in 3 sections with no frogging. i feel like i did much better last night. it seemed to all go quicker and easier....of course, the patterns were super simple. perhaps i need to keep some of these simple ones to boost my self esteem back up when i am ragged about a hard pattern that just won't work right.
And i also started a new jigsaw puzzle last night, too. it is one i bought at the Puzzle Place in Sleeper, MO. she has about 3100 different puzzles. the one i got has 940 pieces.....i don't think i have ever had one with that amount....usually the count is even...like 500, 1000. but this one is two dimensional. the middle section is a regular thickness.....the sides are thicker...2 pieces thick.....they call it a relief line. i probably got a fourth of it done last night. once you get it in your head how it works....it is pretty easy.
The wind is just crazy out here...it has been blowing for days and days. i have a whole burn pile full of materials to burn and can't do it. i did manage to get out in the flower bed this morning for an hour and pull out some weeds and plant some of the day lilies that i dug out of the yard the other day. probably do some more of that tonight. i wait till it is shady in that spot before working...and then i sit on a milk crate. lazy gardener. LOL sigh....i remember the days i could work out in the yard all day long and not have back problems, knee problems, hand problems.
Gotta go finish my #9 challenge quilt....just have borders to do. then this afternoon i have to mow my acre of grass at the studio. spring work never ends.
