Progress ... And a Time Warp

Oy, this little thing is taking me forever!

Started stitching it in October.

Finished the embroidery in January.

And now I finally figured out what to turn it into.

(Hand quilted the embroidery side, but went for the much faster machine quilting on the other side.)

It's for a little someone special here in my house.

She has a birthday coming up.

A big one.

Double digits.

She can hardly wait.

I'm hyperventilating.

Where - exactly - did the last 10 years go? 

I checked my pockets.  They're not in there. 

I could have sworn it was just a few weeks ago she looked like this ...

Comments

[greenrabbitdesigns]

Happy birthday to the lovely girl! :)
The years go ever so quickly, enjoy every second::
V xxx

[Hildy]

Happy Birthday to your daughter! And what a cute gift, perfect for a ten-year-old girl;-) Hildy

[A Little Blue Dragonfly]

Happy Birthday, 10 Year Old!!! I can't wait to see this finished project! :)

[kim]

How cute! Time flies enjoy every moment.

[Donna]

What a sweetie! Hope she has a wonderful birthday.

[Wendy]

Nice little stitching project for a pretty young lady ... Happy Birthday to your sweet girl :) Wendy

[Natashalh]

Beautiful! I love embroidery, I just don't have enough time for it these days.

[Kathi]

Don't you love it when a project comes together like that! Wow... lucky girl! Happy Birthday to her :) Kathi Congrats on working on your house too in the middle of the winter up there! lol

[Lauren]

Oooooh that is beautiful, I have so many projects of Natalie's that I have embroidered and love everyone. The years do go very quickly!!! My "little girl" just started Uni and I am not quite sure that I like her living away from home and I am missing her dreadfully.

[Robyn]

Awww.. The time does go by so quickly! It's one of the more bitter sweet things about life.. The project is adorable!

[Bonnie Nyquist]

Happy Birthday to the sweet one! Nice gift waiting for her!!! Handmade is the very best!!

[Bari Jo]

Awwwww - how adorable!!! And 10? That is a milestone! :O) Such a sweet gift you are making her! :O) Your embroidery is so perfect! My book came in the mail and I am dying to have some time to myself, put my feet up and read it with a cup of tea! Such a sweet book! Makes me want to embroider. All of it. Yesterday. :O) You rock!

[Shari Shobe]

Happy Birthday to your precious daughter. Your embrodiery is beautiful. I can't wait to see the finished project; from the color and fabric choices you have pictured I am sure the project will be fabulous. She is a lucky girl!

[Cindy]

I hate that they keep getting older, when I tell them to stop:) Happy birthday to your daughter. she's a lucky girl to get such cute things from her Mom.

[SarahB]

I am sooo with you on the time warp! February has 4 (four!!) of my kids birthdays in it and by the end of the month I am a weepy-sentimental mess. Every year they pass milestones back-to-back and I just.can't.handle.it.
Your daughter is adorable! Many, many blessings and good wishes for her this year and prayers for you that you can hold it together! :o)
P.S. Love, love, love your blog!