I'm feeling the deadline pressure too, and can't say I like it. Wish I was working on it now, but I'm as far as I can go; waiting on fabric. I'm torn between finishing it now, without borders to get it done on time for the contest, or waiting and making it like I'd envisioned, for my 5 year old. I'll likely go with the latter.
I would have been over the moon for any of the prizes!
I'm really looking forward to seeing all the entries.