Completed 17th September 2026

 700 Pieces

Fields in Quito, Ecuador

by Yann Arthus-Bertrand 

 

Link to the livestream of the WORLD JIGSAW PUZZLE Championship 2024 (17.-20. Sept. 2026) + timetable

 Enjoy the challenges the participants have to assemble in Valladolid, Spain

LINK  to the World Jigsaw Puzzle Federation Youtube channel

https://www.worldjigsawpuzzle.org/

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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Qualifiying Round Individual

09:00h–10:30h First Round A
90 Minutes . 500

11:00h–12:30h First Round B
90 Minutes . 500

13:00h–14:30h First Round C
90 Minutes . 500

15:00h–16:30h First Round D
90 Minutes . 500

Semifinals Individual

18:00h–19:15h Semifinal S1
75 Minutes . 500

19:45h–21:00h Semifinal S2
75 Minutes . 500 

 

Friday, September 18, 2026

Qualifiying Round Pairs

09:00h–10:30h Group A
90 Minutes . 500

11:00h–12:30h Group B
90 Minutes . 500

Final Organizations

13:00h–15:00h Final
2 Hours . 1.500

16:30h–18:30h Puzzle Party

Enjoy most funny crazy experience. See more info

19:00h–21:00h Karaoke night!

 

Saturday, September 19, 2026

Qualifiying Round Teams

09:00h–12:00h Group A
3 Hours . 2.000

12:30h–15:30h Group B
3 Hours . 2.000

Final Teams

17:00h–20:00h Final
3 Hours . 2.000

20:30h–21:45h Proyeccion Pelicula La pieza perdida

 

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Final Pairs

09:30h–11:30h Final
2 Hours . 1.000

Final Individual

12:00h–13:15h Final
75 Minutes . 500

13:30h–14:30h Ceremony Awards and Closing

Development process of a very special and almost vintage 700pcs-MB - updated 17.9.2026 and completed

Nature is the theme of a special marathon that started last weekend...

I chose this one and it gave me a heavy one

 Fields near Quito, Sierra region, Ecuador (0°17’ N – 78°41’ W). 

Step by step

 

 

 Located between the Western and Royal Cordilleras, the highlands of the Quito region enjoy the Sierra’s humid and mild climate, which supports the cultivation of grains (corn, wheat, barley) and potatoes.

Although agriculture now accounts for only 9.1% of the GDP of this country of 16 million people, it currently employs 25% of the workforce. It plays a significant role not only in the landscape but also in the country’s history: the agrarian reforms of the 1960s and 1970s, which ended the dominance of the large haciendas owned by Spanish settlers, did not resolve the problem of the unequal distribution of farmland.

 The most productive lands—those in the valleys and along the coast, devoted to export crops (bananas, sugarcane, coffee, and cocoa)—remain in the hands of wealthy landowners, while small farmers share the land in the highlands and barely make a living from their crops. However, poverty and inequality are on the decline in this country. Between 2006 and 2016, the poverty rate fell from 37.6% to 22.5% of the population. (source)

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I visited a church in Hagen, Germany - and remembered 9/11

 Childhood memories related to this wonderful roman-catholic church, dedicated to Virgin Mary, located next to the Osthaus Museum

The first Christians in the region date back to the 7th century—though the first documented mention of a place of worship does not appear until the late 11th century, and at a different location. In the mid-12th century, the old church was demolished and replaced by a Romanesque basilica. A baptismal font from that period still survives.

 

 In 1825, the church’s vault collapsed, but it was rebuilt starting in 1826 along with a larger church.

1943–1945 > During the first air raid in October 1943, St. Mary’s Church sustained only minor damage. In December 1943, however, the windows were destroyed. They were provisionally repaired by 1945. In March 1945, however, the church was almost completely destroyed along with Hagen’s city center.

 

The church was restored as early as 1954, and the altar was consecrated on December 11, 1954. 

 

60 metres long, almost 30 metres wide

 The “Double Madonna” is a characteristic feature of churches in the Sauerland region. 

This one dates from the 18th century.

 

 

 The huge cross was made by Paul Rautzenberg 1945

 

 

A baptismal font (early 21st c.), a sculpture of Jesus Christ rising from the tomb (mid 16th c.) and a romanian-orthodox cross (late 17th c.)

 

 

The high altar, dated 1656 

 

A sculpture of virgin mary, dated earliest 16th century.

 

This is where I lit a candle and prayed
 

 

Completed 5th September 2026

  

6x 99 pcs

Ravensburger "Puzzle Moment", 2025 

Completed 5th September 2026

 9 pieces for me :-) 

  

I bought this jigsaw puzzle in 2012, opened the box and laughed. I closed the box and posted a message in our forum about a "puzzle relay." This means that anyone interested can sign up to assemble the puzzle and then pass it on to the next person interested. The sender charges the shipping costs—that's all.

In fact, the "hiking trail" took more than 13 years until now. After its final participant completed it, I received it divided into 9 plates

About this masterpiece:

The painting is named "A Sunday Afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat. Pointillism, Oil on canvas, painted between 1884-1886. Dimension: 207 x 308 cm  **  On display at the Art Institute of Chicago.

And if you're wondering where you've seen this face before, check out "Ferris Bueller's Day off"

>> video
 

 

 

Forum Meeting in Vallendar, Germany - jigsaw puzzles completed 28th + 29th August 2026

 A forum meet-up means meeting up with friends in a lovely hotel, having lots of chats, doing jigsaw puzzles and taking photos. Everyone brings something to eat; some sit working on a big jigsaw puzzle, whilst others like to do several small ones whilst chatting with different friends from time to time.

Last weekend, we met in Vallendar at a guesthouse run by the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement. If you want to learn more about this worldwide community, please check wikipedia  ... the Schoenstatt Apostolic Movement was founded in 1914 in Vallendar, Germany.

Sunset at Vallendar Branch of the Rhine: A quiet, structurally diverse tributary of the Rhine that is well-suited for fishing. Recommendation: the Italian restaurant RIVA SEI

 

Here are the jgsaw puzzles I assembled with friends

 

300 Pieces 

Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano (Adobe Stockfoto)

Ravensburger Puzzle Moment 

 

300 Pieces

Night Owl Hoot - by Laura Audi

Ravensburger with large pieces

 

300 Pieces

Basilica San Giovanni in Laterano 

Ravensburger, Jubilee 2025 Limited Edition 

 

2x 54 pieces

 

Lovebirds and a Sloth

Ravensburger 

 

 200 pcs.

"Pool Party" by Jonas Loose

Ravensburger, "Puzzle Moment", 2024 

 

1000 Pieces

Fashionista - by Demelsa Haughton

Manufacturer: Ravensburger, 2020 

 

 

 4x 99 Pieces

Ravensburger "Puzzle Moments"

 

500 pcs.

"Cow Wow" manufacturer: Cherry Pazzi

 

 

Did I mention that I love toucans? (updated 13th Sept.)

 Sometimes, having an appointment at a doctor, you have to wait. No place (and even time) to do a jigsaw puzzle. Therefore I started to "paint" with my finger some digital pictures on my cellphone and the portfolio offers many many many toucans. Okay, no jigsaw puzzle by now, by who knows what happens next?

The App is named Happy color

The bird is named Toucan.

Here we go