Our guild did these as a service project for a domestic assault center where women who come in with only the clothes they are wearing are given a change of clothes and personal items. These items were usually given to them in a plastic bag. We donated decorated bags to use such as these. Stores in the area donated the shopping bags for us to decorate. I have decorated these reusable shopping bags from grocery stores for myself and to give as gifts but turn my quilt block into a pocket to be added to each side of the bag. This gives some extra places to put things.