Kim Graham
@whiskerwerx.bsky.social
Lay minister for church meeting in a seniors’ residence, MA (LTS) from Regent College Vancouver, knitter, quilter, baker, Mom, Grandma, proud Canadian.
Press reporting ‘a vehicle drove into the crowd celebrating a Phillipino festival in Vancouver.’ It did not. A car was driven intentionally by a human being with a twisted agenda. A person chose to harm a community that has brought love and joy to Canada.
April 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Press reporting ‘a vehicle drove into the crowd celebrating a Phillipino festival in Vancouver.’ It did not. A car was driven intentionally by a human being with a twisted agenda. A person chose to harm a community that has brought love and joy to Canada.
Making it up as I went along: my new favourite bread creation is Cardamom fruit bread with tea biscuits made from dough left over from shaping the loaves. So good: now if I can just remember what I did. #BakingSky #Bread
February 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Making it up as I went along: my new favourite bread creation is Cardamom fruit bread with tea biscuits made from dough left over from shaping the loaves. So good: now if I can just remember what I did. #BakingSky #Bread
Hey #quiltsky: appliqué generally isn’t my jam, BUT my son and his partner are opening a new Garden Centre in Nanaimo and their logo looks like it could be an appliqued banner. Am I nuts? Any suggestions for techniques? How much harder would it be to just do the arch shape? (And how to hang it?)
January 16, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Hey #quiltsky: appliqué generally isn’t my jam, BUT my son and his partner are opening a new Garden Centre in Nanaimo and their logo looks like it could be an appliqued banner. Am I nuts? Any suggestions for techniques? How much harder would it be to just do the arch shape? (And how to hang it?)
Homemade English muffins are so much better, especially sourdough from #KingArthurBaking, but all the rolling and cutting circles then re-rolling is fussy. An aha! moment: who says they have to be round? Roll out. Trim on all sides, cut into rectangles. Finish as usual. So good! #baking #sourdough
January 14, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Homemade English muffins are so much better, especially sourdough from #KingArthurBaking, but all the rolling and cutting circles then re-rolling is fussy. An aha! moment: who says they have to be round? Roll out. Trim on all sides, cut into rectangles. Finish as usual. So good! #baking #sourdough
My son and son-in-law painted our bedroom while we were away (what a great Christmas gift!) After years of bright sunny gold, the moody dark teal is taking some getting used to, but it’s beautiful with Sampler of Psalms and Car parts quilts. #quiltsky
January 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
My son and son-in-law painted our bedroom while we were away (what a great Christmas gift!) After years of bright sunny gold, the moody dark teal is taking some getting used to, but it’s beautiful with Sampler of Psalms and Car parts quilts. #quiltsky
Advent quilt 21: saving the best for last. This is my favourite of all the Christmas quilts: King David’s Crown from The Word in Patchwork. I played with transparency within a controlled scrap palette. 1/2 #quiltsky
December 20, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Advent quilt 21: saving the best for last. This is my favourite of all the Christmas quilts: King David’s Crown from The Word in Patchwork. I played with transparency within a controlled scrap palette. 1/2 #quiltsky
Advent quilt 20…and now for something completely different. We made two of these ‘ugly quilts’ from shower curtains, donated comforters and flannel sheets. Tied with yarn, edges sewn together with the serger. Given to folks sleeping rough. #quiltsky 1/2
December 19, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Advent quilt 20…and now for something completely different. We made two of these ‘ugly quilts’ from shower curtains, donated comforters and flannel sheets. Tied with yarn, edges sewn together with the serger. Given to folks sleeping rough. #quiltsky 1/2
Christmas quilt 19— Christmas prints scrounged from my friends Dot and Judy’s scrap bins: Judy died in 2011. It’s on the design wall 13 years later! I pulled the pieces from a shoe box, added more from my own and friend Idonna’s scraps and now it’s ready to assemble for 2025. #quiltsky
December 18, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Christmas quilt 19— Christmas prints scrounged from my friends Dot and Judy’s scrap bins: Judy died in 2011. It’s on the design wall 13 years later! I pulled the pieces from a shoe box, added more from my own and friend Idonna’s scraps and now it’s ready to assemble for 2025. #quiltsky
Advent quilt 18 — sometimes simple is better. Quick easy project for a beginner’s class Christmas project. Center square is cut 8 1/2”; strips cut 2 1/2”, cornerstones 2 1/2” square. #quiltsky
December 17, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Advent quilt 18 — sometimes simple is better. Quick easy project for a beginner’s class Christmas project. Center square is cut 8 1/2”; strips cut 2 1/2”, cornerstones 2 1/2” square. #quiltsky
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Obviously the big liturgical news of the day is that it’s O Sapientia, I’m sure some of you will be interested to know that today the Episcopal Church USA commemorates Dorothy L Sayers ✝️
🕯️ Almighty God, who strengthened your servant Dorothy Sayers with eloquence to defend Christian teaching: …
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Dorothy Sayers
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December 17, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Obviously the big liturgical news of the day is that it’s O Sapientia, I’m sure some of you will be interested to know that today the Episcopal Church USA commemorates Dorothy L Sayers ✝️
One of the less successful mystery quilts so popular in the 90s. (I no longer remember the pattern source…very forgettable!) But it’s super warm, really heavy in all flannels. Who needs a weighted blanket? Perfect for nesting on a cold winter night, despite its weird sizing (65x85ish) #quiltsky
December 16, 2024 at 4:44 PM
One of the less successful mystery quilts so popular in the 90s. (I no longer remember the pattern source…very forgettable!) But it’s super warm, really heavy in all flannels. Who needs a weighted blanket? Perfect for nesting on a cold winter night, despite its weird sizing (65x85ish) #quiltsky
Advent quilt #16–once again not strictly a seasonal quilt, but a birthday gift for our Granddaughter Trinity who missed being born on her Dad’s (and Grandpa’s) birthday by only a couple of days. Warm Wishes by McCall’s Quilting is easily my favourite quick and easy pattern. 56”x 70” #quiltsky
December 15, 2024 at 4:13 PM
15th Advent quilt: another non-Christmas quilt. It belongs to our eldest who was also born on December 13th, his Dad’s best birthday present ever! His 40th birthday quilt features photo transfers of his family. Closeups in comments. #quiltsky 1/2
December 14, 2024 at 6:17 PM
15th Advent quilt: another non-Christmas quilt. It belongs to our eldest who was also born on December 13th, his Dad’s best birthday present ever! His 40th birthday quilt features photo transfers of his family. Closeups in comments. #quiltsky 1/2
Advent quilt 14 not for Christmas but my sweetheart’s Dec 13 birthday. He’s a tinkerer: early in our marriage I yelled at him for taking a car radio apart on our bed: “NO Car parts on the bed!” 40 yrs later, I used Route 66 fabric to make him a ‘car-parts on the bed’ quilt! 80”x 120” #quiltsky
December 13, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Advent quilt 14 not for Christmas but my sweetheart’s Dec 13 birthday. He’s a tinkerer: early in our marriage I yelled at him for taking a car radio apart on our bed: “NO Car parts on the bed!” 40 yrs later, I used Route 66 fabric to make him a ‘car-parts on the bed’ quilt! 80”x 120” #quiltsky
Advent quilt #13 is a super quick project: a cushion cover for the pillow that lives on our bedroom chair. Jewel Box pattern, top is quilted to batting only, the back is two pieces overlapping at the centre by 3” so no zipper is needed. #quiltsky
December 12, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Advent quilt #13 is a super quick project: a cushion cover for the pillow that lives on our bedroom chair. Jewel Box pattern, top is quilted to batting only, the back is two pieces overlapping at the centre by 3” so no zipper is needed. #quiltsky
Advent quilt#12 table centre 28” diameter. Not just a Christmas quilt, though the colors fit with seasonal decor. Second photo shows the focus fabric back (love me some paisley!)…sadly, you can see the front is fading somewhat from the skylight directly above the ottoman where it lives. #quiltsky
December 11, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Advent quilt#12 table centre 28” diameter. Not just a Christmas quilt, though the colors fit with seasonal decor. Second photo shows the focus fabric back (love me some paisley!)…sadly, you can see the front is fading somewhat from the skylight directly above the ottoman where it lives. #quiltsky
Advent quilt #11: tree skirt. This is not completely successful: I used velvet squares from the Christmas stockings. A couple of them bled quite badly when our elderly cat had an accident on the skirt so it had to be washed. We strategically place presents to hide the stains. #quiltsky
December 10, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Advent quilt #11: tree skirt. This is not completely successful: I used velvet squares from the Christmas stockings. A couple of them bled quite badly when our elderly cat had an accident on the skirt so it had to be washed. We strategically place presents to hide the stains. #quiltsky
Advent quilt # 10 star of hope placemats: set of 6–3 green, 3 red. Machine pieced and quilted 12”x18”. Second photo is back and focus fabric. #quiltsky
December 10, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Advent quilt # 10 star of hope placemats: set of 6–3 green, 3 red. Machine pieced and quilted 12”x18”. Second photo is back and focus fabric. #quiltsky
Advent 9 Cross and Crown adapted from an old McCall’s Quilting magazine. This quilt has a backstory of destruction and painstaking repair 1/2 #quiltsky
December 8, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Advent 9 Cross and Crown adapted from an old McCall’s Quilting magazine. This quilt has a backstory of destruction and painstaking repair 1/2 #quiltsky
#Quiltsky My favorite tip for quilt teachers and for your own quilt kits/studio: keep wrapped period pads with your rulers and cutters. They’re sanitary, highly absorbent, and because of the adhesive strip, one will stick to itself when you wrap it around a cut finger or hand.
December 7, 2024 at 7:52 PM
#Quiltsky My favorite tip for quilt teachers and for your own quilt kits/studio: keep wrapped period pads with your rulers and cutters. They’re sanitary, highly absorbent, and because of the adhesive strip, one will stick to itself when you wrap it around a cut finger or hand.
Advent 8: Rolling wreaths table runner. (One wreath for each candle in an advent wreath). Rolling Stone block from ‘Word in Patchwork’. 16”x80”. Machine pieced and quilted, with ‘snowflake’ motif in setting triangles. #Quiltsky
December 7, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Advent 8: Rolling wreaths table runner. (One wreath for each candle in an advent wreath). Rolling Stone block from ‘Word in Patchwork’. 16”x80”. Machine pieced and quilted, with ‘snowflake’ motif in setting triangles. #Quiltsky
Reposted by Kim Graham
Wasn’t sure I ever needed a collaboration between Coldplay, Spike Jonze, and Dick Van Dyke until I stumbled upon it and my heart nearly burst. Enjoy.
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Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)
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December 7, 2024 at 2:38 AM
Wasn’t sure I ever needed a collaboration between Coldplay, Spike Jonze, and Dick Van Dyke until I stumbled upon it and my heart nearly burst. Enjoy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...
7th advent quilt: Bible block from Word in Patchwork. Framing the blocks allowed trimming to uniform size. Machine pieced and domestic machine quilted. 1/2 #quiltsky
December 6, 2024 at 4:42 PM
7th advent quilt: Bible block from Word in Patchwork. Framing the blocks allowed trimming to uniform size. Machine pieced and domestic machine quilted. 1/2 #quiltsky
Very good advice for pastors too: in my context, this is my first response as parishioners report conflict with one another. “Do you think there’s something else going on that isn’t focused on you?”
Career Advice | ‘What Else Might Be Going On?’
It’s one question you should be asking yourself about virtually everyone you meet in your work in academe, writes Tricia Shalka. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3Zl2XyQ
It’s one question you should be asking yourself about virtually everyone you meet in your work in academe, writes Tricia Shalka. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/3Zl2XyQ
The question you should always ask about others (opinion)
It’s one question you should be asking yourself about virtually everyone you meet in your work in academe, writes Tricia Shalka.
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December 5, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Very good advice for pastors too: in my context, this is my first response as parishioners report conflict with one another. “Do you think there’s something else going on that isn’t focused on you?”