My New Jigsaw is here! Watch as I make The Last Homely House 2024 Christmas Jigsaw!

[@fritziepisarski8681]

After Christmas and New Years was over and decorations put away my husband and I would do jigsaw puzzles. When the weather was gloomy and cold we’d work on them into February. We would do five or six in that time then take a photo of them. Sadly he passed away on October 24, but i will try and carry on this tradition with our granddaughter who we raised..🇺🇸

[@catherineb6565]

Sending you blessings for your loss. 💟

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

I’m so sorry for your loss. Be well. Xxx

[@paulinegriffiths2999]

Hi Kate I luv the new jigsaw with all the different hexagon pieces I shall enjoy making it.Does Eileen try to get in your cabin when you're down there?I often think she may like to.i thought of an idea for a jigsaw perhaps muddling up Liberty prints past and present as if they are on a wall as yours are when u are making the Quilt.That would really make your brain work.Thanks again Kate for another excellent video.take care Pauline & Brucexx

[@violet2048]

Heart felt condolence's from America, I feel deeply sorry for what you are going through.

[@caitsidhe3293]

I do start by sorting the edges, but then I usually sort by color. I never thought of sorting by shape, that’s genius.

[@marilynpruitt7905]

I love jigsaw puzzles. Especially Ravensburger puzzles. My children laugh because I often call the pieces male and female. I always do the outsides first and then sort by colors.

[@laurajones5817]

Who knew there are actually more strategies and techniques on putting together a puzzle. I am a border first and then sort by color/subject person. I like your method

[@adriennetaylor9790]

I have never met anyone who sorted their jigsaws by counting the bobbles!! Only you could do that. Kate, it’s a lovely picture and i remember childhood christmases when a jigsaws was a staple item amongst our few presents. Ahh lovely. Xx

[@jenniferwilliams-pe9oy]

Every time you say whoops-a-daisy it makes me think of Hugh Grant in Nottinghill! Where he tries to climb a fence. My Dad used to say it too!

[@chriskiefel7735]

That is a very interesting system, and it's the first time I've heard of doing a puzzle that way. It's an interesting thought. I usually use cookie sheets and divide by colors/patterns - putting the borders together first. Open to trying something new. I love seeing other ways of doing things.

[@pamcox8582]

How neat to do the puzzle down at the cabin. I wished I was with you puzzling. I love doing them, visiting as progress is made. I see you had your tea pot on. Thanks for sharing the experience. You probably didn't know when you designed the cabin, that the long green couch would fit in there, but it does!!

[@christinekeay8456]

Jigsaws conjure up my granny’s sunny front room, jigsaw on the card table, red geraniums on the windowsill and the ginger cat enjoying the beautiful uninterrupted view of the sea.

[@annemaguire657]

I think you are talking about my granny :), aren’t grannies just the best :)

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

We are!😂

[@lindakirk698]

Yes we are but I'm a Nan & didn't really go jigsaws with grandchildren & my Nans didn't with me. I feel like a "modern nan" & we do different things!

[@annemaguire657]

@@lindakirk698 yup, I do them on the iPad now, so the cat doesn’t nab any pieces 😂

[@stephaniehauke3547]

Kate, I’m loving the idea of the Christmas Shoppe! There are many items to choose from that are crafted still by one’s skill and imagination. Thank you!

[@lindaallen78]

I have been a puzzle collector since I was a child and I am 70 now. I have two very old ones, gifted to me as a child, so I would say over 100yrs old now. I've definitely got my eye on this one. It is so colourful. ❤

[@NickUncommon]

Systematic puzzler here. I love that motive. Karen puzzles is a puzzle channel that I follow. She goes to competitions sometimes and hunts for rare and interesting ones. It is so fun doing them, and even in tandem with a friend.

[@Videogal54]

I definitely sort mine by color! Works better than baubles. For me, anyway... enjoy!

[@paulacnote]

Me too

[@maiamitt]

Since I’m bed-ridden, I do jigsaws online. I do start with the edges. I love jigsaws. 😊

[@harbourcolour]

I've never heard of sorting your pieces by shape! I always seem to sort by colour. But I love doing jigsaw puzzles in any case and I can get quite addicted to them. Lots of fun. Your beautiful photo makes a great jigsaw image.

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@mrsdscraftdesk]

My husband loves ravensberger puzzles. He’s made some really huge ones that we frame and hang in our house. He sorts pieces by color onto trays from IKEA. (We also have a rather large stack on ones he has made but wants to keep, and he donated quite a few to a kids group in a local town.)

[@nanigail395]

The queen of puzzling is my sister! She does the 1000 & up pieces & she is very particular about the brand that she buys 😊 I would enjoy your 500 piece-that one is beautiful-& I would sort corners, edges, then colors. But what a great system you have going!!

[@DeerheartStudioArts]

yes, those of us who are puzzlers do like to caress the pieces fitted together. Very good ASMR! I also get a lot of satisfaction from the fitting a piece into its place, especially if there is a clip sound!🦌💌❤️🧩🧩🧩🧩🧩🙏

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

I totally agree!

[@catherinefelton4071]

I love 1000 pc and larger puzzles. I started doing puzzles with my Mom at 3. I memorized the jigsaw patterns of popular puzzle manufacturers. I can put a puzzle together by just the shapes (putting it together upside down). Kate, I think your system for sorting is brilliant. I sort by borders, colors and at the very last, shapes. It is beautiful puzzle. Thank you for sharing.

[@louisepuketapu7365]

Oh Kate listening to you saying “Jolly good” “oopsie daisy” plus many other sayings you frequently say take me straight back to my childhood listening to mother and grandmother telling us and each other stories, both from Britain mum was born in Stratford upon Avon. I also do edges but then lose myself in mix of colours and oners and twoers etc my family do jigsaws in a similar way as you often there is not enough room so we have containers all over the place. Mum used to get so cross cause we would start jigsaws late in a day usually Sunday, just before dinner and we couldn’t clear the table for eating and we had to eat on our laps in front of telly, quite a good plan TV in the seventies was fun family time on Sunday night😂😂😂

[@lynno.7641]

Exactly how I do puzzles, not bonkers at all😊❤

[@RebeccaStokes-g6t]

Love the puzzle💕. It's BEAUTIFUL! So happy to see cat Rita featured🥰 Your cabin is a lovely place to work on the puzzle!

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@poodlegirl55]

I had cancer a couple years back and did a lot of puzzles to fill time. My daughter bought me a puzzle board that has four drawers in it, great for sorting. I sort mine similar to you.

[@theresasuttle711]

That’s exactly how I like to do it! Onesies, twosies, threesies oh my!

[@deborahnolan9360]

My mom always loved working jigsaws and passed that love on to me. We would take a picture of the finished jigsaw and put the date on the box. We could work it repeatedly and just add the next date worked. Wonderful to go back and see what we achieved.

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

That’s nice ❤

[@pamlacey136]

I also love to do jigsaw puzzles, and this one is absolutely perfect. Having Rita and your mom’s quilts make it so representative of TLHH!!

[@jenellemeyer3810]

Kate, I can't tell you how much joy your quilty wall back there brings me each time I see it!!

[@lorriescott8775]

I sort my colors, like a basket, a cat etc. then in those groupings, I sort by puzzle shape.

[@bonniegoad9877]

I always enjoy your videos...like chatting with a friend 😊. Puzzles are a favorite hobby of mine too, although I prefer 1000 pieces. Your sorting method never occurred to me. I do the edges first, then choose either a color or a line where 2 colors meet. We all have our own way of thinking, don't we?

[@RobinHarris61]

Our family loves to do jigsaw puzzles in the winter. We sort our pieces exactly like you do! And I, too, love the feel of the finished puzzle. The only thing we do differently, is we dump the contents of the box into the middle of the table, then starting in the center of the pile, push the pieces away from the middle so there is a big "hole" in the center. Then we sort the side pieces out and place them in the "hole" in the middle. When the entire edge is all together, the center of the puzzle is empty and all the pieces are sorted around the outside of the frame. Hope that makes sense to you! Love your videos! ❤

[@inge6280]

Aww that’s adorable! Cat Rita on the puzzle

[@drleonesse]

I am a sporadic jigsaw maker. I have a love of puzzles since childhood. My maternal grandmother ALWAYS had a puzzle on the go. Everyone who came in the door stopped to place a piece or two...or more, even before greeting the household. My granddaughter is coming for Christmas and she loves puzzles, too. I expect to have one out for her entire visit.

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

Very cool! Xxx

[@lorrainecrance5056]

Started collecting your puzzles when I first saw the second one… wish you’d do a repeat of the first puzzle for those of us that started later. This year hopefully I can purchase 2 so I can make one and save the other for my collection. Can hardly wait to purchase my calendars and puzzles and I’m hoping you have those gorgeous candles. I’d really love if you’d throw some more pottery, as in tea cups. Glazed white, I waited too long, five minutes and sold out. Oh this is gonna be a gorgeous puzzle, remembering your mother’s quilts, as those of us sitting on your green couch fondly remember. Can you imagine it’s another Christmas season coming up again? This is a beautiful puzzle, with the background in your colors.

[@brendatucker35]

Cat Rida is really adorable on the quilts. I love the projects from the cabin, so cozy... ❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertacaruthers7568]

Thank you for the advice on using a cutting mat for working the puzzle, so you can port it to another surface (for those of us who don't have a dedicated puzzle table.) Maybe now I will work some puzzles again. ❤

[@dawnlunn2405]

Love your blouse. Looks like a puzzle! I’m not a puzzle person but have enjoyed watching you. Very entertaining. Blessings, Dawn

[@shelly5505]

Beautiful puzzle! I do the edges first too then separate by subject/color.

[@kayherstedt6618]

How great that you created another lovely jigsaw puzzle especially for Christmas and winter coming soon! I'm not one to work jigsaw puzzles since I have many other hobbies. You were so eager to put it together in the tranquility of your new cabin. Perfect!

[@marianneknapp4846]

Oh Kate my Late Mother loved jigsaws me too Love you all & Rita too ❤😺

[@HeatherODonnell-hv6ez]

I knew it was Rita right off the bat. ❤ How wonderfull.

[@efkay93]

I can almost hear my late departed dad reminding me of the exact same method you demonstrated of sorting the various pieces of a jigsaw!

[@Terrie23JTN]

Oh, I'm so sad now - seeing that this is sold out. It has that beautiful quilt you made for Agnes in it! I do edges first also, and then as I go, I sort out the different shape pieces as well. We always worked puzzles in the winter - my mum could not bear to sit and watch football (American football) during the winters, so we almost always had a large puzzle going on the kitchen table with a plastic covering over it. This brings back some nice memories. Happy 2025 Kate!

[@suzibaker1749]

Great memories of my Mom and Dad always having a puzzle on their table. Whenever I would go over, it would be a cup of coffee and look for pieces, and now when I fly home to be with my daughter Jenni, we have the most fun sitting down in the kitchen with a puzzle and coffee.🥰

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

Sounds lovely xxx

[@wtogspedersen860]

My sister and i love doing puzzles. We sort out the edge pieces and she puts that together while i juys start collecting pieces that have similiar colours and start putting them together and move them into the puzzle. Then we just haphazardly put the rest together. We just had a weekend away and finished a 275 and 500 piece. They took approx the same amount of time because the 500 was regular pieces and the 375 was really odd shaped pieces. Both lots of fun.

[@tinamcclurg3286]

Beautiful way to spend time at your cabin. Away from the space in the house to be free of the many things that you otherwise do. Peace and purpose. You remind me that all things are possible. ☺️

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

I love it! Xxx

[@joycesharp3783]

That’s a beautiful puzzle! I think that one should be framed and hung in your cabin! I don’t have a lot of jigsaw puzzles. I enjoy working on them on occasion though. Love your videos and soothing voice! 🥰

[@sharonvantroyen9686]

What a wonderful system, Kate! I will definitely use it in future; much better than the higgly-piggly way I do it. It is a beautiful puzzle! I also enjoyed seeing cat Rita and your mom’s quilts. Lovely! If I am able to purchase one, I will have fun putting it together, and than I will lacquer it and hang it in my sewing room. What fun!

[@marianneknapp4846]

Frame it to a picture So Lovely to think of you Kate & Rita 😘💗😺💗

[@Janet-k3o]

Hello Kate. Love jigsaw puzzles. You have a great system. I just dump them out and go at it. Will try your way. Have a great day. Looking forward to your Christmas store.

[@StacyBernard-xd4uv]

Beautiful puzzle Kate! Might have to get myself one for Christmas!!! I sort by the edges and corners as well! Brilliant idea to then sort by "bobbles"!!!! I like that!!! "A oner, a twoer, a threeer..."

[@angieallen4884]

I have been working on a 1000 piece puzzle and will employ your system. I do keep my puzzles; I frame them and hang them in my craft room or, during the holidays, the Christmas ones are hung in other rooms of the house. Your puzzle is delicious and contains so many elements to remind us of you!

[@fionahaigh708]

Meticulous sorting of the pieces Kate, very methodical ! I am a rummager. Its a very beautiful jigsaw and so colourful.

[@Auntie7024]

I enjoy working jigsaw puzzles. I sort the corners and edges first. I've been wanting to get another one for the winter. Perfect! I love your sorting process. It's genius! Take care, Kate. ❤

[@margm4]

Always love jigsaw puzzles. I have just one rule! I never look at the box or picture! I love the challenge. As soon as it’s completed, I put the whole lot away immediately. Back in box for the next time I feel like doing it. Beautiful picture. ❤️🇦🇺

[@melodyn2music]

It's beautiful! So enjoyed watching you put together your puzzle. You have a fantastic way of sorting the pieces.....why didn't I think of it!! You are so smart as well as talented!

[@charlenerichardson2623]

My husband is really good at puzzles. He sorts the pieces by shape into five or six boxes. He can complete a 1k piece puzzle in a day!

[@goldenfd475]

All my family think that I am the bonkers one as I start with the edge of the puzzle but don't do any more sorting as I love the process of working through the pieces every time I am looking for an area of the puzzle. I decide on an image and sort through looking for parts of that and then choose another and look for those pieces. For me it is the sifting that I find most calming. The rest of my family either sorts by shape or colour before they start.

[@melindafisher1584]

What a great puzzle!! Fabric, lots of color, quilts, best of all....Cat Rita!!! And your sorting tips are so clever! I am sure your Christmas Shop will be filled with fun this season.

[@gwynwellliver4489]

Sort by edges, then, color, then, if I am really stuck, shape. I love 1,000 pieces, but Agnes' quilt presents a welcome challenge. Love listening to Stephen Fry on audio book. He always makes me laugh, cheeky devil.❤

[@vivianweissmann217]

Dear Kate; love this video and I absolutely love puzzles (although I do quite poorly with them, often getting impatient). I am going to try your system with the different number of bobbles; it seems doable to me. Love that cat Rita is right in the hub of things; such a darling. It's funny how the pieces keep grabbing you after you've said "that's enough for now". I also wanted to say "Thank You" for the opportunity to purchase just the items we want; I was never able to afford the boxes. So looking forward to seeing what's next. Thank you so much for sharing, you'll never know how much pleasure you've given me, and I'm sure so many others, over the years. Take care.

[@JudyMurtagh-h1x]

Gosh Kate you are so orgaised with sorting your puzzle pieces, I had never thought of doing that. I have one in my sewing room which is framed and hanging on the wall. I have yet to start my new puzzle of your stained glass window which I adore, that will also go on my sewing room wall. I love your new one so it look's like I'll have to go shopping again. Thank you for all you do and please keep up all your beautiful, creative work.

[@selinab8532]

I love jigsaw puzzles too & i cringe when i see that some glue them down, never to be done again! my big table is put away atm cos we're renovating loved watching you do this puzzle thanx for sharing

[@KarenK-r4f]

That is EXACTLY how I do jigsaws 💚💜💙

[@violet2048]

Hello Kate, what a gorgeous puzzle, I do hope you will have a re-printing of it. Rita is lovely as ever.

[@erineddy7999]

I’ve tried it both ways, edge pieces first, and in-side out. Your puzzle is lovely! As always a wonderful time on the lime green sofa❤

[@pixiesweeney6535]

I've never sorted by size! Stark raving bonkers!🤣

[@patp2573]

Love this puzzle!! I do many used puzzle checks near Xmas for a charity sale. I do the 'turn up' and sort into broad colours, setting the edge pieces in one other pile. I put most of the edge together and pick an area to start at. Here I would probably do the red pile first - container, jelly roll and some of the thread, then the blue - blanket and above the jelly roll, brown for Rita, basket and container and so on. When there are fewer pieces with less defined colours, I sort like your shape sorting.

[@marianneknapp4846]

My Mother would pick up one a start fitting around the border and sort colors into sections ❤

[@thelifeobservant9688]

What a. Marvellous way to spend the day ……we listened to Mythos by Stephen Fry when on holiday in Tenerife …good memories both of the holiday and the glories of the ancients - enjoy !!!!!!

[@JulieCrawford-l8r]

Everything cozy!❤

[@SueL-vc1lh]

I start with edges and corners then I just go through the box. Pick up a handful at a time. I never spend time sorting them out.as I sort I just transfer from one box to another as I go through them. That way I also get to know the pieces and try an fit into their places. I also love running my hands over a finished puzzle.

[@robertarouse5018]

Oi I can’t wait to order one for myself

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

That’s nice xxx

[@jennibatten630]

I like your system, usually just plough through the pieces time after time 😂. I do puzzles on my iPad too as don’t have to worry about losing pieces. Love the picture too x

[@lauraruthruff4741]

My father loved jigsaw puzzles. He always had to find the edges first then group colors. What a wonderful way to spend time in the cabin ❤

[@kaybuck2526]

I always have a jigsaw on the go.l do the edges first then work from the top down.Love this one as l don't like scenery ones.

[@lorraine739]

Fantastic picture for a puzzle and my favourite size, 500. I will try the bobble system 😊

[@sallytaylor823]

My system is sides first, sort by colour do as much as I can and then whatever is left I sort by shape. It looks a beautiful jigsaw. Have fun. X

[@loishodd8579]

I love how you start out sorting the pieces, as you take them out of the box! makes it much easier, as you move along the puzzle! I love that puzzle, too!

[@carrieruston1964]

Beautiful puzzle I love doing puzzles like your cabin looks peaceful 🇨🇦

[@katywalters9884]

Lovely Sunday morning video for me, all the fun of a jigsaw without clearing the space! Who could resist starting with Cat Rita? I've only used the shape -sorting method for areas without distinguishing features, like sky or busy patterns, muttering "I need a one-blobber..." as I peruse the piles 😂

[@patgoodchild8045]

Good system….will put it to the test next time I do a jigsaw.

[@thizizliz]

That looks like a scene Anna set up - seems all your family have artistic tendencies - even the in laws. Yours is in sewing, quilting, knitting, ceramics and gardening, as well as decorating, but they all have something special they do. It's always a joy to 'meet' one of them through their art. I do the 'frame' first too but have never sorted by the number of bumps. Very clever and perhaps I'll try it next.

[@JennCadyFiddlyBits]

How clever to run the taking apart of the puzzle backwards to make it look like you were putting it together! I loved the outro!❤

[@debraroberts1496]

I never thought of that. The 1-2-3-4 and none bobbles.

[@Cooky7071]

We do use a 0-4 sort like yours, with them sorted on some paper plates. We can move them away from the workspace so the cats don't mess them up. My daughter is doing one now. Thanks for sharing your company and enthusiasm with us.

[@GioFile_Barbara]

I approach puzzles similar - edges first - then color - and as the puzzle progresses toward the end, I sort by shape for the finish. I too love to rub my hands across a puzzle. At one moment you made me remember my Mom (supreme puzzler) who when she found a piece, would tap the table twice. It always made us smile. Can't wait to see what you do for curtains for your wonderful cabin.

[@Fosterfireglass]

This morning I'm having coffee with you. I found myself pointing to the screen when you needed a piece! Rainy day here, too. I love rainy days.

[@Loriann3616]

Excellent Kate! I’ve never thought of sorting that way💚💕💚

[@lindaday4956]

Lovely puzzle Kate! I love working jigsaws ❤

[@shirleylindsay5586]

I got my love for jigsaw puzzles as a child when I was living at a missionary school. I also separate out the edge pieces. I never sorted out any others. I'm going to try your method next time work a puzzle. Love you, your family, and your channel.

[@moreisee]

A very healthy pastime! My husband and I do them all the time. He sorts I don't. I just look through the box after I do the outline. Massaging the pieces in the box is so soothing.

[@jennethuckerby5482]

Kate I've just bought my first jigsaw in many many years and I'd forgotten how relaxing it is. The edges are definitely the way to start 😊😊

[@carlamoss624]

I really enjoyedthe time line at the end, you must have loved it as it’s in a different sequence and that means you did it twice🐈❤💓💕

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

Maybe 😂

[@dianecallan6893]

Loved your first puzzle and i cant wait to order this one. Yippie!

[@sophiemom1714]

Oh Kate this is such a stunning puzzle. I too start by finding all my edge pieces. Then I often use Small zip lock bags and divide into colour groups when there is a drastic colour variation l. Happy puzzling, sewing, stitching, quilting and cooking. I truly love your cabin. What a grand place to hide away. I’m curious, do you ever quilt outside in the warmer weather. How peaceful that would be, sewing in the fresh air watching over all your furry and feathered pond friends. Such a magical place it is.

[@_DeMera_]

I start with the edges as well but I sort the rest by colour. I love this calming video and I love the puzzle as well! Rita is just too perfect on that pile of your Mother’s quilts.💜

[@JaneBrooks-o7z]

No, no, excellent system . Did not realise how much this appeals to my sorting and organising. Why did I not think of a jigsaw before. 🤔.Thank you, kate . Love this.

[@bettykinney5123]

Love doing puzzle's haven't did one for a while really like yours

[@andreahanes5848]

Love jigsaw puzzles, too. I always sort pieces by color. Seeing you sort by the number of knobbies was kind of mind blowing. I am going to try that on my next puzzle😊

[@rosiecat123]

I am working on a jigsaw right now and may try your unusual method. I usually sort by color or object. What a beautiful picture for the puzzle. My favorites are cat puzzles. Love your videos, Kate.

[@thelasthomelyhouse]

Go for it! Xxx

[@jaynecarreiro5005]

I loved your series on your mum's quilts. What a special puzzle with her quilts and Agnes's quilt, such a treasure.