The Meadow Medley needed to be blocked and that got rid of most of the puckers:
After looking at the It’s Not the Usual, I decided that the part with my initials and the date was too stark with the white canvas so I stitched in the background. Plus I finished the T stitch around the edges:
I’m almost finished with the pre-work on one of the pieces I am taking at the National Seminar in Asheville, North Carolina, so things are moving along!