craftgrrl | Craptacular bag, soon to be re-vamped? (Reply)

So, my mom and dad got my a Kenmore 15208 sewing machine for Christmas almost 4 years ago..... and guess what? I've never used it. I'm a sewing Machine neglecter. However... no more will I leave my poor unused sewer to sit in it's box to do nothing. I have a project in mind. A couple of months ago while shopping with my mom at Wal-Mart, I happened across this messenger bag kit in the now dwindling craft section. It was ten bucks. I thought what the heck. It had all sorts of cool iron ons and little star studs to glue on it, and I needed a new bag anyway. This was a lot better than buying a purse that already had SOME stuff on it for seven bucks more (that and I could make it look however I wanted it look). So I get it home and get to work on it. I pick out the iron ons that I want to use, get everything set up and start to iron..... they won't stick.... either that or they stick partially and rip. I followed the instructions to a T, and it doesn't work. I try a number of different things to get it to work... and nothing. I'm steadily getting more and more angry and cursing the company that created this retarded thing. I do what I can and start using the crappy bag as my new purse for the time being. I contact the company with my complaints, expecting nothing... However, I get a reply asking for the model number and my address, plus an apology. three weeks later, I receive a brand new replacement kit, with no request to send back the original. Now... This is where the sewing machine comes in. The down fall to the kit (other than the crappy iron ons that come with it) is that there is no lining in the bags, at all. So, I dug into what little fabric I have in my craft tower and came across two bundles of fabric that I bought two years ago to make a bag from scratch. One of which is this really nifty red which I will use for the lining. Also, there was some black that I will use for a couple of pockets. As far as what the front flap will look like, I have an interesting design in mind that I will draw on and paint up with fabric paint. It might take a while, I've got a very demanding baby, that and I have idea's flying in and out of my head like mad lately. lol. I'll keep everyone updates. Plus I will have before and after pictures.