On Black Friday I had to wait almost an hour at the cutting table at Joann Fabric. Conveniently, the easiest place to wait was at the pattern table where Butterick patterns were only 99 cents each. I ended up with a pattern to make reusable grocery bags. A week later I saw dh throw away a pair of his chinos and realized I could probably make a bag out of them. I rescued them from the trash and yesterday sewed this up. Kinda looks like . . . a pair of pants, doesn't it? It works fine, although the next time I make it I'll make the side openings a little bigger. I can put my hand through the handles, but it takes more effort than I prefer. Neat to make something useful out of something headed for the trash, huh?