What is the best way to: Make a tote bag out of old pants.

Select from the following.
--Turn pants inside out. Cut out the center front and center back seams. Sew them back together in a straight line. Then sew across the bottom. Turn right side out. Make handles from pieces of rope and sew to the top of the new bag.;
--Turn pants inside out. Cut out the center front and center back seams. Sew them back together in a straight line. Then sew across the bottom and top. Turn right side out. Make handles from pieces of rope and sew to the top of the new bag.;
Answer:
Turn pants inside out. Cut out the center front and center back seams. Sew them back together in a straight line. Then sew across the bottom. Turn right side out. Make handles from pieces of rope and sew to the top of the new bag.