Either I just saved myself a bundle, or else I just completed the world’s ugliest crafts project.

I was trying to make some cute little pillows, but with more muted tones. No need to frighten the wildlife, right? I sewed in the way I usually do (pedal to the metal and going by the logic that patterns are for pussies), and ended up with sloppy, oversized prototypes.

Obviously, the white circle needs to be much smaller, and keep in mind that these prototypes are much bigger than what I’m planning to make for gifts. Dre and I don’t have a couch, so we needed big versions of the pillows for visitors to sit uponst.

…But are they just too ugly? Would receiving one of these make you say, “Oh! I…just what I, uh…they’re just, um, perfect for…uh, cleaning up oil spills in the garage!” Are these pillows the sewing equivalent of my cookies from last fall? I tried to make them styley, but I think maybe they just ended up retrogusting.