Hi! Good idea. BUT I object to the characterization of plastic bags as of little worth and less value. Years ago Rubbermaid made a small trash can that was designed to use those d****d plastic bags, with a means of looping the handles to hold them in place while the trash was added. (Pic attached -- one with six or eight bags in place, one empty, laying on side, one with only one bag.) I only found out about them after they were no longer in production, but there are still a lot around (far as I know) and they are THE best way to utilize the bags that inevitably make their way home with any of us. The difficulty with reusable items like T-shirt tote bags is they require maintenance (washing and drying, if nothing else), they take up space (they have to be stored somewhere when not in use), if not used/remembered/whatever, weight of guilt is added to, etc. Which isn't to say I won't use this idea -- and sew by hand 'cause my machines are mothballed right now -- and be happy with the results 'cause I do have some neat old T-shirts . . . .