Placemat/Dishtowel Pillows Preliminaries

I plan on making some fancy pillows in my future. Look at all these fabulous prints I found (mostly dishtowels with a few placemats mixed amoungst them) at Target.

And WORLD MARKET CLEARANCE RACK
TADA!
Isn't the Lobster cute? I don't know what I'll do with him, but with ties to Hampton beach, I'm sure I can come up with something inspired.

Pillow Covers

My first attempt at pillowcases. I'm not a fan, incidentally. I wanted removable ones, since the whole point was so I could wash them on occassion. So I did the flap in the back. Winning Moronic Moment: This time I faced all the fabric face down when I pinned it "inside out", so that one side (the side I laid down while sewing, so I didn't notice til it was sewn tight) was actually right side out. I recommend an exacto knife to undo tight stitching. They turned out well in the end, all things considered.