Patent ID: 6880221

Claim:
A method of making a purse comprising the steps of: providing a rectangular blank of flexible sheet material, said blank having spaced apart parallel side edges and spaced apart parallel end edges; forming a first fold between a first panel and an adjacent second panel; forming a second fold between said second panel and an adjacent third panel, said second fold being oppositely folded in respect of said first fold; causing said first panel to fold against said second panel about said first fold; causing said first and second panels to simultaneously fold against said third panel about said second fold; forming a third fold between said third panel and an adjacent fourth panel, said third fold being oppositely in respect of said first fold; causing said fourth panel to fold against said first panel and an exposed portion of said third panel; stitching the side edges of said blank by causing stitches to extend between said superposed third and fourth panels and through the superposed edges of said first and second panels; separating the outer free edges of said first and fourth panels and forcing said third fold between the free edges of said first and third panels to a completely extended position; forming a fourth fold in said third and fourth panels; and causing said third and fourth panels to fold about said fourth fold to cause the folded portion of said third panel to lie in superposed relation to said first panel.