Sitting Pretty - WHSmiths (500 pieces)

What a lovely little puzzle - one of the last I had been asked to check. I popped the cat in place first started with the white sections and face. After that it was simply a case of slotting everything else in place. 

Time taken: 2 hours 

Check, check and check again...

August is the month of fetes and fundraisers and as I've mentioned before one of my jobs is the check puzzles so that groups can sell them on to raise a bit of cash. This summer has been like no other and I have been steadily ploughing my way through a never ending pile of puzzles! I enjoy the challenge and always end up doing things I perhaps wouldn't normally. This summer I have mainly done 500 piece puzzles which means on a free day I can get 3 or more done. The selection has been interesting and I have been subjected to a lot of different makes and cuts. A rather lovely way to spend a summer. I have posted photos of all the completed ones below. I have had a number with pieces missing, which my local Panto group try to sell for 20p - I always make sure I mark exactly where the missing pieces are - and some people are happy for 20p, others don't want them. I'm not sure whether I would...

Time taken: varies per puzzle

A House Move

July was the month to move house!! Therefore all the jigsaws had to be packed away as I considered them some of easier, bulky items to pack first. This has left my fingers twitching and now that I am happy settled in my new abode I will begin jigging once more. More importantly I have just been given 2 enormous black bin bags of puzzles to check for a summer fete - all 500 and 250 pieces. 

Let the jigging commence! 

National Trust Minatures

Been a while since I've bought one of these - it appears only the big properties sell them. Haven't cross referenced the cut, but do think it may be different, which is nice. Not a cheap price, but still a little piece of Wentworth magic to keep me satisfied. 

Time taken: 5 minutes 

British Jigsaw Championships

Well, it's official, unless I can master a jigsaw in under 2 hours I am simply not going to beat the wonderful winner who managed it yet again in under 2 hours. Nice puzzle, but need to start training in earnest ready for next year! 

Time taken: 2 hours, 18 minutes 

BCD Meeting

Well, this month is was my turn to host our meeting and I was pleased to welcome one and all. I had recently written in the club newsletter about how much I enjoy cardboard jigsaws and the members heard my call, turning up on the day with lots of cardboard ones. We completed a couple around the theme of natural beauty and a good day was had by one and all. 

Time taken: 2 puzzles over the course of a day (with lunch and committee meetings to contend with)

Which One's Santa - Ravensburger (1000 pieces)

It's never too early to do a puzzle with this topic....see, I didn't say the C word, but very much did this puzzle. I always buy the Ravensburger Christmas Puzzle for my Dad and happily for me he always passes it on once he has completed it. It was a lovely puzzle to do, not least because there were lots of Father Christmas figures to organise and place. The sky was a little small for a sky enthusiast such as myself, but overall a very pleasant little puzzle for a rainy day - and didn't we have a lot of those in May!?

Time taken: afternoon