Well done, Joe!
I dislike doing letters also and in a pattern like the one you just cut,
I eliminate as many of the bridges and entry holes as possible.
For example, the letter "O" is the only letter that could not have been cut with-out a bridge to keep the center from falling out.
The top bridge on the letter "P" and the letter "R" could be eliminated. Ergo, all of them could have been cut with just one entry hole.
One exception in this pattern is the letter "K". I would have still cut it as you did rather than extending the cut from one side to the other
to join the two halves. Just my way of saving time and effort.
God Bless! Spirithorse