eleven: i hate measuring

i really hate to measuring out my fabrics and materials when i am sewing, but i think i need to start doing it. i have been getting around measuring out fabrics, by making my different projects obviously asymmetrical or completely different sizes. however, i think it is now time that i bite the bullet and force myself to make things more uniform. i tried to make the two pillows below the same size, without measuring and i unfortunately failed. so, in the future, i am going to measure everything!
with these two pillowcases i tried to experiment with weaving. the woven center gives it an interesting dimension and i don't have to worry about sewing everything together, which is always a good thing.

i made this pillow as a showcase for a piece of embroidery i made a few months ago. i did all the colored embroidery on the patch by hand and then used the machine to sew around it. i think it looks pretty good, almost like it is fused together.