Victory
My latest jigsaw puzzle was a small Victory puzzle of unusually shaped 74 pieces in a circular, screw-top tin.
It was interesting to complete, and my standard way of puzzling didn’t work completely. I usually find all the straight edge pieces for the outside ‘frame’ and work from there.
The finished puzzle!
The tray I worked on measured 18 x 18 cms (7 x 7 inches) and the finished work was 13½ x 17 cms (5¼ x 6¾ inches)
It was called ‘Christmas Eve at Yapps Crossing,’ from a painting by John B. Gruelle, 1918. Johnny Gruelle (1880-1938) was an American artist and cartoonist. He also wrote and illustrated children’s books and comics and created Raggedy Ann and Beloved Belindy.
Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkly Knees
Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons
What interesting puzzle pieces! It looks like it might be a difficult one.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't as quick to complete as I thought it would be, but it was fun.
DeleteUnusually shaped pieces! That would be much more fun and challenging than what we get now in the rectangular pictures these days where all the shapes are the same apart from the corners and edges. I remember jigsaws from when I was young and the shapes were irregular.
ReplyDeleteI like the one you just completed, it's a lovely picture.
It was interesting to do. I have another one with more pieces for another day!
DeleteI like those oddly shaped puzzle pieces ... another degree of difficulty!
ReplyDeleteIt was not predictable, but most enjoyable. The pieces are small but quite chunky.
DeleteI was expecting a puzzle out of a tin to be round. 🤓
ReplyDeleteThat would have been good. I like round puzzles.
DeleteWhat an interesting puzzle! Raggedy Ann and Andy and the Camel with the Wrinkled Knees was one of my favorite books when I was a child. I still love children's books. The best are timeless and splendidly illustrated and can be enjoyed by any age.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. The best children's books are classics and can appeal to anyone of any age or disposition.
DeleteI love that - well done. xx
ReplyDeleteIt's cute, isn't it?
DeleteI loved reading Ragedy Ann and Andy to my children. I don't remember the camel with the wrinkly knees though. Sweet
ReplyDeleteHappy memories! I can recite some children's books by heart. I'm sure you can, too.
DeleteAt your age, I think that 74 jigsaw pieces is rather too many Janice. 48 should probably be your limit.
ReplyDeleteEven that's pushing it, Neil!
DeleteThat looks like an amazing and quirky puzzle. I love those quirky shapes and it's an amazing pic.
ReplyDeleteIt was very pleasing to do.
DeleteI think that P would enjoy trying that puzzle. Hopefully it would keep him quiet for a while 😉
ReplyDeleteHe might end up throwing it out of the window!
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DeletePuzzles ? A nightmare for me ! And grandson Toby did Puzzles for 18 year old when he was 5 !
ReplyDeleteWell done, Toby!
DeleteOMG, that's an amazing puzzle! Impressive work.
ReplyDeleteThere are full-sized puzzles as well, but I like these because they're so . . . tidy!
DeleteThat's a very unconventional jigsaw puzzle and I would have struggled. The cafe I went to with my sister yesterday had an open jigsaw, and I saw a couple of people having a go at it. The border was complete.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of 'public' jigsaws. We don't see them here very often.
DeleteI enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles in the winter. I've never seen one like this before with a odd pieces. It is a beautiful picture though.
ReplyDeleteThe larger size puzzles also have oddly-shaped pieces. These pieces are quite small.
DeleteOh how lovely and especially as you don’t need loads of room to make the puzzle. I enjoy a good jigsaw! 😁
ReplyDeleteSo do I. I have a puzzle board for large jigsaws, but I find pieces fall out when I move it. Obviously, I need a new one . . . 😗
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have the patience to try and do a jigsaw. Patience is a virtue. Have it if you can. Often found in woman. But never in a man! My late mother use to recite that to me.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely saying! I've never heard it before, but I must say it's not entirely true. I know a couple of extremely patient men, each married to my daughters!
ReplyDelete. . . and daughter-in-law!
DeleteI could tell what size by the photo of the finished puzzle, I thought it was much larger than it is, the smaller must be harder to put together. looks like a lot of tiny pieces
ReplyDeleteThey are small, quite fiddly pieces.
DeleteInteresting. I used to enjoy doing jigsaws but haven't done one in many years. Maybe I should get back to doing them...
ReplyDeleteI don't do them all the time. In fact, I haven't done any for a few years, but I do enjoy them. Mindless, you know . . . 😗
DeleteWhat a fun puzzle, although I do think it wasn't the easiest to complete! xxx
ReplyDeleteThe next one has a few more pieces, so might be a little trickier - or at least, more time-consuming.
DeleteGood job! I enjoy doing jigsaws, but don't really have a place to leave them out as I'm working on them.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I thought a mini puzzle might be better, though the pieces are smaller.
ReplyDeleteMum is prolific with jigsaw puzzles that she can do 5k pieces in a week.
ReplyDeleteThat's impressive. I don't think I've ever seen a puzzle with 5,000 pieces!
DeleteIt looks a nice puzzle but not so easy with oddly-shaped pieces.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
It wasn't as quick as I thought it would be.
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ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun puzzle with very unique shapes. We haven't done a puzzle since the pandemic ended. During the pandemic, my husband was working on 1,000 piece puzzles.
ReplyDeleteI usually do 1,000 piece puzzles. My son does one puzzle a year at Christmas and it always has 2,000 pieces. Too much for me!
DeleteThat's an unusual puzzle. Looks fun to do.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun, different.
DeleteThat looks like an interesting puzzle with those unusual shaped pieces. I usually adopt the same method as you but clearly that wasn't going to work here. I have a Christmas puzzle that I thought would be very quick to complete but the shapes required some perseverance. Got there eventually!
ReplyDeleteI can never give up on a puzzle. There is a sense of satisfaction in completing one, as well as a measure of disappointment that the task has been completed.
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