Swoon Ensemble ~ finally complete!

Remember Swoon?  I finished the quilt back in November, the cushions (these two, and this one) not long after, but I've never shared a picture of it all put together because I still wanted to replace our old pillow cases.  Well, I finally got it together, ordered some Hometown Preppy Plaid fabric from this etsy shop, and made us some new pillow cases.

I used this tutorial from Film in the Fridge to make the pillow cases.  They really were very easy, and finished nicely with French seams to hide all unfinished edges on the inside.

I will certainly use this pattern again (not that I have need to make pillow cases on a regular basis!) but when I do, the one thing I would change is that I would not leave the selvedge edges on.  She recommends leaving them on, just to add a bit more width, but I found, at least with this fabric, that the selvedges were really tight and uneven and I ended up pretty much trimming them off before the final assembly anyways.  Other than that, no complaints about the pattern!

It feels great to finally get this ensemble together.  I even went out and bought us some new pillows.  :)  {p.s. see the dark red pillow peeking out from behind?  We each use two pillows, and these red pillow cases were exactly the right colour so I bought the pair today, and they are the worst made pillow cases ever!  Unfinished edges on the inside, a very odd thread colour choice, and pretty weak seams.  Maybe the fact that they were $2.97 for the pair should have been a clue!  But the colour is perfect so I'll live with it for now}

Have any of you finished a languishing project lately?