Floor-supported cushion assembly and method of making same

Claim 1

In the making of a floor-supported cushion assembly, the method comprising the steps of: (a) folding a piece of fabric having a decorative face and a plain face in half with said decorative faces in engagement and providing a longitudinal fold at one side and free edges at the opposite side; (b) placing pattern pieces over end portions of said folded fabric in spaced relation, with one pattern piece being for the seat portion of the envelope and the other pattern piece for the back portion of the envelope; (c) marking the top ply of said folded fabric to designate end seam lines and seam lines spaced from the free edges, each of which extends inwardly from an end edge; (d) cutting out a rectangular recess from both plies midway between the fold and the opposite seam line and at the end edges of said bottom seat portion; (e) sewing the seams which extend inwardly from the end edges, leaving a slot for the accommodation of a zipper; (f) opening the seams and adjusting the folded fabric to move the seams to the center front; (g) sewing seams along the marked seam lines that are spaced from the end edges, and when the seam at the end of the bottom seat portion is formed it will leave a cut-out corner at each end thereof; (h) adjusting the corners to bring the free edges thereat into accurate coincidence, and then stitching a seam at a space from and parallel to these edges; (i) turning the envelope inside-out to bring the decorative face of the fabric into exposed position; (j) inserting the zipper into the slot and securing in place by stitching; (k) opening the zipper and inserting a foam pad into the seat end portion, with corners of the pad being snugly received in front corners of the seat end portion; (l) inserting a pillow into the back end portion of the envelope; and (m) placing the envelope with the cushion and pillow therein on a flat supporting surface, with the zipper in a downward position and forcing the upper ply of the envelope downwardly against the bottom ply in the space between the end portions and securing them together by sewing to form a hinge.