So we phoned up and she came back and agreed that it was too short, and she took it away - and that was still September.
And today - 17 December - another cover or perhaps the altered cover arrived by post and it was like this. Much too long. Now, I could possibly shorten it myself but a) my sewing machine works pretty well on quilting cotton but I think it might have a hairy fit if asked to sew through two layers of this thick velvety fabric and b) I would have to find thread of exactly the right colour and c) we paid a lot of money to have a properly-fitting cover.
Sigh.
Anyway and more importantly, we're also being overwhelmed by a tidal wave of the Omicron variant of Covid - or at least they're threatening that we're about to be - so everything's cancelled. My two choir concerts, tonight and tomorrow, and of course everyone else's stuff too. Which is also a bit tedious. We and all our family (the adults) are triple-jabbed so presumably fairly protected, but the Great Unjabbed are expected to be filling up the hospitals and infecting the rest of us, so... Sigh again.
The governments probably don't dare shut things down before Christmas so that's going ahead, at least to some extent, though whether it'll be wise for Daughter 2 and Littlest to come up for New Year as planned, only the heavens know (and they're not telling).
Still, at least there's sewing. I've finished the bunk bed quilt top number 1. Now to spend some weeks happily quilting it while deciding what design to use on the second quilt.
And we're very lucky compared to many people in the world so... hey ho.
(Big Granddaughter, who has a terrible cold-that-definitely-isn't Covid: Can you pass me a tissue? My nose is PHENOMENALLY snotty.
Quite a good vocabulary for 8, though perhaps a little too much information.)
I can relate to Granddaughter as Niko has given all of us colds. Son-in-law took a covid test which was negative so we evidently have a garden variety cold. We are hearing more about Omicron here too and it is going to be scary. All of us are boosted but Niko is too young to be vaccinated and this latest variant is evidently hitting the young ones. :( I would be very frustrated by that cover! I have my own house issues, as you know.
ReplyDeleteOoooh, your quilt is beautiful -- I can't wait to see it quilted. And Granddaughter is too cute -- and obviously very smart. Supposedly Omicron is on the verge of ravishing all of us too - vaxxed or not (we're all tripled up too). They're saying it's not if you'll get it but when as it's so contagious. The good news though, is that hospitalizations are microscopically low here and there's only been 1 death, so they're reporting that it's basically a bad cold with fever, sore throat and sniffles. On the other hand we have a very contagious stomach bug that has delayed the annual gingerbread show -- so THAT's something to worry about! ;-D
ReplyDeleteWe are all in that same boat. Grandkids in school/daycare pick up all kinds of germs so it seems that someone is always getting tested for Covid. So far we have always come up negative (all are vaccinatated and as up-to-date as recommended). I have always hated that the kids seem to always be ill, but now it is even more annoying....
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is lovely! For another, how about using many of the same colors, but a triangle-style pinwheel?