diy panniers

I just got a new bike... and, then, a new rear rack.  So now I'm looking for some panniers and realizing that I don't like much of what's out there.  Since it's an Axiom rack, I figured I'd check out some of the Axiom bags other bike co-op members seem to like.  These Monsoons looked great on our recent Tour de Kickapoo, but I don't know if I like them enough to drop one of those newfangled hundred dollar bills on them.  I'm into these grocery bags on Etsy.com, but like a lot of stuff on Etsy my second thought was "I could make that."

So I'm gonna try!  I'm reading up on plans for diy panniers found through everybody's favorite subject supposed to know, google.com, and lucky for you I'm sharing what I've found so far:

Here's the primary source, from a research scientist who presents the plans for his panniers exactly like you'd expect a research scientist would: using LATEX and featuring an abstract!  (When and if I perfect mine, I'll present the plans using the stupid conventional humanities-speak-title.)  From there, I discovered some other plans:

• This link features another set of conventional plans -- in an intelligible writing style!
• Here are two links about recycling old army bags into panniers.  I think I'm modeling mine on the second.
• Just for fun, here's one about recycling kitty litter buckets into panniers.  Virtue: it's waterproof!
• Another, from instructables.com!

Updates on my panniers coming soon.