My new bag

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The bags I've been using are the experimental first ones, and the other night when I got home from work, my bag fell apart. I couldn't put off making myself one any longer, so here it is.


I needed a bag I could put on my back as I bike to work, but also one that was comfortable and convenient to wear, because I have to drag it around with me all day at work.
So here it is as a backpack:

Modelled by my lovely roommate.

And thanks to this loop in the back (which went on crooked but I had no time to change but you can't really see it anyway)

and these D-rings on the side (you can kind of see the seam binding I used inside),


it turns into this:


This is the clasp inside. The loop is made of the seam binding. The colours are a little richer in real life, but the camera picks up the texture a lot more. The green is more of an army green.


Here are the applique. I was given a roll of this glue paper called Heat n' Bond or some such thing, and finally put it to use. I don't know how long it'll last, has anyone used this before? What kind of life does it have?

I traced the shapes from some cookie/fruit cutters I have. You'll note the adorable bird on the mushroom is from the Nokonoko Flower fabric I've been obsessed with lately and have posted items with here before. As I am working with teenagers, I know they won't be able to separate painfully cute Japanese birds from the obvious drug reference. As that's not an image I want to project, I restrained from using it as the lining of the bag (though I've been wanting to use this spotted stuff forever), but I couldn't resist putting it on there somewhere.

I might try replacing the D-rings with some kind of clip instead for a quicker change, but I'll have to find a way to make the clasp adjustable. I used just the strap and the D-rings because that's what I had laying around.
What's been your experience with any kind of glue or glue paper applique medium?