August 9th 2015 - Camp Blanket

August 9th 2015 - Camp Blanket

For many years I have had a camp blanket, it was pale blue and a really old blanket and quite rough.  I helped my Dad make it when I was a brownie (i'm now in my 30's).  I remember "helping" to sew the blanket stitch around the sleeves and neckline.  I'm sure my Dad went and re-did most of it!!!

Well it was used a lot when I was involved with guides and the odd beaver cubs camp that I helped with.  But after leaving guiding and scouting and sticking with St John Ambulance it has been quite redundant as most of camps are in buildings not tents.

I got my blanket out the other day as I needed to sew some badges on to it before my SJA day camp at the weekend.  I was really saddened to find that it had marks on it (no idea what they were but seemed like oil) and some of the badges that had been loose in it were no longer recognisable as badges but disintegrated bits of material. :(   so I sat and unpicked all the badges (going right back to when I was a rainbow) and have been and bought a new purple fluffy blanket.

I spent yesterday stitching the sides together and cutting/stitching a neck hole. I now have the mammoth task of sewing my badges onto a new blanket before the weekend and plan to take it with me for round the campfire. I am waiting on badges in the post as I was able to work out which ones had been damaged.