Love that kiss comment about the pucker...that's what I'm going to call them from now on. lol The colors are beautiful and I love your pattern. You did a great job. I found that I'm not good at straight lines, too. Guess what? I'm the queen of stippling! No straight lines for this chick! I don't do stitch in the ditch either.....I get lots of compliments for my stippling, so there you go: kisses and curves, that's my game plan!