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I managed to get this split hourglass quilt finished up just before I left Scotland.  This is the result of another pick from the lucky dip boxes.  Another quilt which hopefully will be used to raise funds for the charity Marie Curie Cancer Care.  The split hourglass pattern with the blues and yellows which are the charity's colours are a fitting reminder of the good work carried out by the Marie Curie nurses.

My niece is in training for one of the 10k runs organised by Marie Curie, which takes place in Edinburgh in May.  She, like all the other participants will be seeking sponsorship and I have decided she can have this quilt to help with the task of her fundraising.  Hopefully she will have lots of sponsors to support her as she runs in memory of her Gran.

This was an enjoyable pattern to make up - initially strip piecing 2 strips of 2.5in by wof then I used my 6.5" square ruler to cut the triangles.  Taking care when sewing the triangles together was essential as the edges were all cut on the bias.  Press the seams carefully too, trim them up and you have the finished 8.5" block. The finished quilt measures up 45"x45"