Beating the Heat [NOT] Near Philadelphia

We came home last evening after a few days away to find it was just as hot, or perhaps even hotter, than when we'd left! Our destinations were State College, Pennsylvania, where Joe's brother is on the faculty, and Kent, Ohio, where we once lived.  Both of our hosts showed us a lovely time -- in State College we enjoyed the Arts Festival, which we'd heard about for a long while but never visited, toured the relatively new Arboretum, and spent family time with a couple of very good cooks. In Kent, we stayed close to home, venturing out only on Sunday to go to church and to have a tour of the downtown rehab that is going on. Again, our hostess prepared delicious meals for us, and the conversation and laughter seldom lagged.

I'd prepped three of the Dresdens to take along for busy work. Being pretty inexperienced at applique, I thought I might finish one or two of them. I finished all three and have now got the rest of them ready to work on. With the hot weather, I don't want to be hand-quilting or binding something warm on my lap, so these little guys are just right. I'm enjoying the process and have been thinking about possibly doing another Dresden at some point. If this weather continues, these will be finished in no time!