tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post1235778577473171144..comments2024-03-10T19:45:05.022-07:00Comments on Kim's Big Quilting Adventure: WoHeLoKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365964667029948020noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-47757387025320031762022-08-25T09:10:02.296-07:002022-08-25T09:10:02.296-07:00I was told to put the larger beads along the botto...I was told to put the larger beads along the bottom of the vest, so we didn’t have to lean against them on a chair. I started as a Blue Bird, then Camp Fire Girl to Horizon Club. Went to Camp Wolahi in Cuyamaca Ca. It burned to the ground years ago. I was so sad to read that. In high school I also joined a High Adventure Explorer Post. It was co-ed. LOVED IT! Hiking, camping, rafting, canoeing, all over southern Cali. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-59806966185396870262021-01-17T01:53:44.969-08:002021-01-17T01:53:44.969-08:00Oh Kim...i am so excited that you wrote this artic...Oh Kim...i am so excited that you wrote this article. My granddaughter, 8 yrs old is now a Brownie. For years i have told my doubting younger brother & sister that I was a Bluebird when i was 12 yrs old. They say there is no such thing! They love making fun of me. Now i can prove it to them. There is such a club as the Bluebirds!!! You are a Godsend. Thank you so much!!! Rachel❤ BTW...i will be 70 this May. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03400569318737520692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-72547884729559697542012-05-13T17:03:00.404-07:002012-05-13T17:03:00.404-07:00I was also a bead wearing, candy selling, Camp Fir...I was also a bead wearing, candy selling, Camp Fire Girl and Wo He Lo award person. I loved Camp Fire and now our Omaha council is no longer called Camp Fire. So..I have a 9 yr old son and am a Cubmaster for his scouting Pack in Lincoln, NE.(popcorn selling- camping out with 12 boys this wkend)<br />Lots of fun, but no beads. I love how you listed the beads in color and meanings, that helps me remember what in the world is on my vest and brown ceremonial gown. I have it displayed in our entry way!<br /> Have a great summer.<br />Michelle in LincolnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-68084451149375724562011-05-17T16:13:09.714-07:002011-05-17T16:13:09.714-07:00I was in campfire when I was a kid and my daughter...I was in campfire when I was a kid and my daughter is now. They STILL wear the gowns! And I still have mine with all it's lovely beaded glory! LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-83736823595082002062009-03-20T20:22:00.000-07:002009-03-20T20:22:00.000-07:00I thought you had found a new way of saying "Hello...I thought you had found a new way of saying "Hello"! lol<BR/><BR/>I was a Brownie. I don't remember wearing the little brown beanie hats, but I think I had one.<BR/><BR/>My youngest daughter was a Brownie. When she was about 7 years old we went to Savannah, GA to see my husband. He was working there. We were taking a carriage ride tour of the downtown area and my daughter said, "Oh. That's where Juliet Lowe(I think that's her name) lived." It shocked me that my daughter knew anyone that lived in downtown Savannah! Then she had to explain to me that she was the founder of the Girl Scouts. No wonder there were Girl Scouts everywhere!!! We took a tour of her home and it was very interesting, but it just goes to show you that I wasn't a very good Brownie if I didn't know who the founder was or that she lived in Savannah! I did enjoy being in Brownies, though.Busy Little Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030043135910710800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-85055160835930943452009-03-20T20:15:00.000-07:002009-03-20T20:15:00.000-07:00Oh my goodness! You take me back to a time long a...Oh my goodness! You take me back to a time long ago and far away (even though I HATE to admit it!). I was a Brownie and I had the stupid beanie, but everybody else had to wear tem, so I didn't feel too badly wearing mine. Actually, I think we all thought we looked pretty cool. LOL!! I'll dig up a photo and email it to you. I know you're always up for a good laugh!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13628639090267311898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-89141315565879122042009-03-20T13:51:00.000-07:002009-03-20T13:51:00.000-07:00Hey Kim -- I was a Camp Fire girl too. And my Ind...Hey Kim -- I was a Camp Fire girl too. And my Indian name was Wa-Ke-Ta, which was a combination of my three favorite things in elementary school: teaching, art, sewing. Yes, even then, sewing. I went to Campfire Girls camp every summer up through junior high school All my beads disappeared - my mom cleaned house at some point and threw them out or something. I have been sad ever since. How lucky you are to find some at Goodwill. -- Julie from QHJulie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394099616637575663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-55848989506214280582009-03-19T22:29:00.000-07:002009-03-19T22:29:00.000-07:00OH, My Gosh! I was in CGIT. It was so much fun!....OH, My Gosh! I was in CGIT. It was so much fun!<BR/>...I will do my duty to God and the Queen and especially those at home. That is all I can remember off the top of my head at the moment. We were service oriented and character building. <BR/><BR/>Your trip down the "crafts gone wrong" isle at the thrift stores in really funny. LOL!!!!<BR/><BR/>You know I have seen beads like you showed us and i did not realize what they were. Now I know and will pick them up for you if I come across some in the future.<BR/><BR/>I love how you take us back in time and laugh at your "opinions" already working their magic on your creativity. <BR/><BR/>Delightful!Shirley--Knot-y Embroidery Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994365376163617844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-44936755424167341062009-03-19T18:34:00.000-07:002009-03-19T18:34:00.000-07:00Hi Kim,I don't think that we had Camp Fire girls h...Hi Kim,<BR/>I don't think that we had Camp Fire girls here in Canada- I went to a group called CGIT which was Canadian GIrls in Training for about one year. I was an apprehensive thing when I was a kid so I was not much of a joiner. I had friends who were Brownies and Girl Guides but I never was.<BR/>My mother in law was very involved with Brownies and was a Brown Owl for many years when my youngest Sister in law was a girl.<BR/>My son was involved in Scouts and attended it from Beavers right through To getting his Chief Scout award. I got to sew lots of his badges on his uniform sash...<BR/>The beads look pretty interesting -- you do find the coolest things in the thrift store. <BR/>Regards,<BR/>Annaquiltmom annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01976120921532056369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-19902265840541798292009-03-19T16:33:00.000-07:002009-03-19T16:33:00.000-07:00Thanks for sharing that post. I always wondered ho...Thanks for sharing that post. I always wondered how it worked being a Camp Fire Girl and Blue Bird... I was the funny dressed Brownie myself. I miss that hat!Sinta Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946842748034667873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-19694960055539535692009-03-19T14:22:00.001-07:002009-03-19T14:22:00.001-07:00Camp Fire girls Unite!!! The minute I saw those b...Camp Fire girls Unite!!! The minute I saw those beads I remember that we made designs on the back of our vests with the beads. Mandala-like? Man, were they UNCOMFORTABLE during those long periods of time you had to sit on chairs! I'm sure our posture was correct because it hurt to lean back on the chair!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking us back down memory lane!<BR/><BR/>doni @ Oregon coast<BR/>doniquilts.blogspot.comdonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496679643314444731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-16979799933339940422009-03-19T14:22:00.000-07:002009-03-19T14:22:00.000-07:00Camp Fire girls Unite!!! The minute I saw those b...Camp Fire girls Unite!!! The minute I saw those beads I remember that we made designs on the back of our vests with the beads. Mandala-like? Man, were they UNCOMFORTABLE during those long periods of time you had to sit on chairs! I'm sure our posture was correct because it hurt to lean back on the chair!!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking us back down memory lane!<BR/><BR/>doni @ Oregon coast<BR/>doniquilts.blogspot.comdonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496679643314444731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-58200027014658629882009-03-19T12:14:00.000-07:002009-03-19T12:14:00.000-07:00Hey now..maam...don't be dissin' the Brownie girls...Hey now..maam...don't be dissin' the Brownie girls now...*G*! I went all the way up in Girl Scouts to the teen level.... how sad was that!? Cadets? was that it? it was really fun and my Mom was always the leader. I loved going to the camp-outs and stuff!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059454522337423829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-37770384765453120242009-03-19T10:16:00.000-07:002009-03-19T10:16:00.000-07:00Wow, what a blast from the past. Like Debby, I wa...Wow, what a blast from the past. Like Debby, I was a Camp Fire member (Camp Fire became co-ed in 1976 and I didn't join until after that) all the way through to the WoHeLo medallion. I still have my sash, vest and gown in my closet. Lots of beads, but there were a lot of badges, too. My mother hated sewing things to that leather! I led my own Bluebird group when I was in high school and it was 50-50 boys and girls.Judy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16104489530177728125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-77248935680589208642009-03-19T07:06:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:06:00.000-07:00That was a fun post...I was a Camp Fire girl too.....That was a fun post...I was a Camp Fire girl too...even though most of the girls at my school were Brownie's. My first sewing was actually done in Camp Fire Girls as well...I'll never forget sewing my embroidery project to my skirt!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17947050490192912888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-59950563489802137902009-03-19T06:57:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:57:00.000-07:00What a trip down memory lane.. I was not a Brownie...What a trip down memory lane.. I was not a Brownie but I was a girl scout. I guess it was the 'sewing' of the patches. I was a co-leader for a year with a brownie troop.. that was alot of fun..my twin girls troop wouldn't be able to exist without another leader, so I did it to help them out. LOLKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655525517087031746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-44245441748712831642009-03-19T06:45:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:45:00.000-07:00I always thought the Campfire Girls were fake. Li...I always thought the Campfire Girls were fake. Like a made up group! Never known them to really exist. Wow. But then again, I was a girl scout. A POLISH girl scout at that. I wasn't allowed (or wasn't give the option) to join the American Brownies/Girl Scouts. My parents wanted to keep my heritage fresh in my head, I guess.PunkiePie (Jen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02049111666824907553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-14842155081589366622009-03-19T06:39:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:39:00.000-07:00Kim, it's so funny that you think of the "crafts g...Kim, it's so funny that you think of the "crafts gone wrong" label at the thrift store. I guess I have "infected" you with my warped thought processes. It is the best aisle without a doubt though. I was a brownie because my mother had been a campfire girl and even back then I was the anti to my mother just as my daughter is the anti to me! Great finds as always and good luck with the new pattern biz. I know it will go well for youkcenya1950https://www.blogger.com/profile/04662054102040674321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-53536679819778640502009-03-19T06:30:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:30:00.000-07:00I had the vest, the beads, the Indian gown, and th...I had the vest, the beads, the Indian gown, and the WoHeLo medallion (kind of like an Eagle Scout award). I was disappointed when Camp Fire incorporated and let in the boys. And I wish I could forget all the pledges:<BR/><BR/>(from memory) I desire to seek the way that shall become a delight to my heart for it shall bring me to the fires of human kindness lighted by those who have gone before me on the Camp Fire trail.Debby Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760830726436837922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-50948771625457206242009-03-19T06:17:00.000-07:002009-03-19T06:17:00.000-07:00Oh my goodness what a find for you. I always wante...Oh my goodness what a find for you. I always wanted to be a Bluebird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-16687566864692665242009-03-19T05:47:00.000-07:002009-03-19T05:47:00.000-07:00When I grew up there wasn't a choice of brownies o...When I grew up there wasn't a choice of brownies or blue birds, so it's a good think I look good in BROWN!! LOL I stayed with it so I could go camping...with the boys....FUN!! lolNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263122218181506913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-49496441111708114902009-03-19T05:25:00.000-07:002009-03-19T05:25:00.000-07:00We didn't have Campfire Girls around where I grew ...We didn't have Campfire Girls around where I grew up so we had to settle for the ugly Girl Scout uniforms. I never was a Brownie and only a Girl Scout for a few years, but I sure did like earning badges. Those beads would have been fun though. I don't still have my Girl Scout stuff, but if I had beads I'm sure I would still have them. Much easier to collect. :Dtamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14869702375009787359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-46018296833281420432009-03-19T04:46:00.000-07:002009-03-19T04:46:00.000-07:00I had heard of camp fire girls but had never known...I had heard of camp fire girls but had never known of a group in this area. I do like the beads, but hey, us brownies have some nice colorful badges, LOL. I framed my daughter's for her, along with her girl scout badges and pins, and she was so "happy" when I told her she had to take them home after she got married and had her own house. Not sure what she did with them though and I am not asking.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077658139465236292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-3039224483373017592009-03-19T01:47:00.000-07:002009-03-19T01:47:00.000-07:00Since I am from the Czech Republic, I don´t know a...Since I am from the Czech Republic, I don´t know about the groups you have mentioned, but I like the rich quilting under the beads :-). So I think everyone can find allways something in your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-116061752441257596.post-8083907606560223542009-03-19T01:03:00.000-07:002009-03-19T01:03:00.000-07:00Wow, thanks for the jaunt down Memory Lane! I was...Wow, thanks for the jaunt down Memory Lane! I was a Camp Fire Girl too, and had forgotten about WoHeLo! I had the vest and the beads...don't know what happened to them. My sister kept hers and still has the beads. I wonder if she has MINE too?? Anywho, how cool to find the CFG beads at the thrift store! Lucky you...Enjoy your beads!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.com