I've been fighting with our gazebo cover ever since we got it. This year it's simply refused to stay on the frame like it needed to. I tried a simple fix that turned into a disaster...I tried to sew velcro inside to attach it to the frame. Only after sewing on 12 sets of velcro and putting it back on the frame did I realize I'd sewn one of the velcro pieces on backward so it did not attach like I wanted it to. It worked for the time being but wasn't very pretty.
While the boys were in Iowa I stopped and picked up some small chain and figured I could sew that inside the cover and clip the two ends together around the frame. I found the clips when Mom was in town with the boys and she and I set down to sew in the chain. It really went fast with the two of us working together and we were done in about 45 minutes. I finally got it up on the frame and it looks like it's actually going to work. The best part is that it's holding nicely and come winter, I just have to unclip the chains and remove it. I'm always amazed that things like this quit working for one reason or another far before they are actually worn down enough to need replacing. I'm sure if I'd just given in to buying another new one I would have had the same problem with it not staying on in the wind and the rain. Now...problem fixed!
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