Generally, yes. The two red plaids would bother me-not sure the yellow wouldn't also, but it is less bothersome. If I were getting plaids/stripes I would probably not buy unless the pattern was centered and the lines were matched. Thats just me. The patterned ones seem fine.

They bother me very much. I have had pillows made by seamstresses on eBay and etsy, and always request the patterns be matched. When I make my own pair, I match both sides. I would agree with the others about the yellow, but if it is one of a pair, I would want them the same.

No, I actually like it off center and different. To me they look more expensive especially if there is a pair, so they are not identical and dont look mass produced but custom sewn. Funny how I think that.

I agree with olychick. The 1st looks intentional but the next do not. The toile, I wouldn't need the scenes to match, but I'd prefer the scene focused on was centered in each.

Plus one to comments above: I like the way the yellow one is done, not so much the others. I know this wasn't the question, but what I really don't like is the karate-chopped look of the last two. I see that often in listing photos / designer ads and I don't get it.

It doesn't really bother me on most pillows. On furniture, though, it would drive me nuts to not have the fabric centered and lining up.

I agree that the yellow plaid look deliberate and the prints are fine. I can't decide whether the first red plaid looks deliberate (2 repeats) but not centered -- the second red plaid just looks haphazard. Agree that on furniture, it would drive me nuts.

The yellow one doesn't bother me at all. The two red ones do but the toiles are fine.

Ditto to the last comment!

Love the yellow plaid but not the other two .

The Toile pillows look unbalanced together.

I prefer centered fabric on pillows.

They would all bother me........

The yellow one looks fine off-center -- it looks like this is intended, and I'd use it. The red ones, no. I'd like the two patterned ones at the bottom of your original post to be more aligned with each other, if I were to use both of them.

Either exactly on center or so far off that it is clear it was deliberately planned to be off-center. Anything else looks sloppy.

The off-center pillows are reminiscent of the "rule of thirds" and to my eye, look great.

The first one doesn't bother me and I can't decide about the last one. The rules of thirds may definitely be a factor.

Does it matter that the 1st one is pictured at an angle and may distort the way we visualize the off-centeredness ?

I agree with Olychick about the yellow one. The red ones individually aren't too bad, but they don't exactly follow the 'rule of thirds'. They look a bit off to me, and I wouldn't use them together. The toile's are ok but would prefer the patterns to match.

It's how companies maximize the yield of the fabric. Depending on the repeat, matching and centering results in a lot of waste, as I have personally experienced. There is nothing here about design.