ACRYLICS - aargh but making progress

My history with acrylic is long and mostly torturous. I've had acrylics forever and somehow my collection keeps growing.  Finally, I'm taking online instruction from Chantel Barber who has a technique to eliminate HARD EDGES. Below are progress photos of my challenge. By the way, I still have two spots in my July 21st Studio Workshop - Still Life in Pastel.