These last pieces went in fast.
But ... alas (see below) ... and this was a brand NEW puzzle ... oh well ...
Fun's over back to work.
What other uses is a large well lit table good for? For the traditional holiday jig saw puzzle! You all know the drill ... flip the pieces right side up and find the border. We love to do puzzles of famous artworks. It's a great way to get to know a painting better. This one seemed like it would be fun with all the different people on it, plus we saw the actual thing this summer. But, I wasn't counting on the tons and tons of exactly the same looking windows and how all the vaulting and architectural elements between each picture look exactly the same. There were 4 of us. Pieces of similar colors had to be isolated and worked on separately. I have to admit I didn't think we could finish it by the time I needed my table back for work. But, as my Grandmother used to say ... many hands make the harvest. I started to become hopeful. We got down to the point where my son said the pieces should all be organized by shape, a section with 3 inward loops and one outward loop, a section with 2 opposing inward loops and 2 opposing outward loops (nick name "dog bones"), etc. These last pieces went in fast. Triumph and relief! The Sistine Chapel ceiling built on my cutting table.
But ... alas (see below) ... and this was a brand NEW puzzle ... oh well ... Fun's over back to work.
1 Comment
Kate Huntress-Reeve
12/29/2015 10:46:50 am
I go the other direction - I have my grandmother's big dining table. She was a professional seamstress, and her dining room was dedicated to her business. It was a magical room, full of wedding gowns, cheerleader uniforms, beautiful dresses and suits, and she used her dining table for cutting, and stored fabrics and supplies in the buffet and the sideboard. I don't recall her having china in the china cabinet, either. To the best of my recollection, we always ate in the kitchen. So these days, we eat on my grandmother's cutting table. (I still cut out patterns on the dining table, when I have time to sew, which is seldom.)
Reply
Your comment will be posted after it is approved.
Leave a Reply. |
From AndreaI am a commercial pattern maker who is now "sewing over 50"! Archives
August 2019
Archives by Subject
To search for blog posts in specific categories, use the drop down menu above by hovering over the word "Blog" Andrea Schewe participates in Amazon's associates program.
|