Once upon a time (in the late 40's, I believe) when I went to Brownie or Girl Scout Camp, one of the first things we did was make a "sit-upon". This was a stack of used newspapers, covered in "oil" cloth and laced around with an overcast stitch. It was then used to sit upon around the campfire on sand or possibly wet grass. It was very heavy, but effective. So as my camp craft, I decided to make a modern day "green" sit-upon. I used an old vinyl tablecloth, cut two large rectangles, stitched around with a running stitchn to make an envelope which I stuffed with plastic bags and closed off the top. Viola--a sit-upon which I can use for those damp park or picnic benches!
