Purse and method of making the same

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.