A process for making an absorbent garment includes transporting a first web in the machine direction to a point of combination transporting a second web in the machine direction to the point of combination, wherein the second web is in a substantially superposed relationship to the first web and folding a first absorbent assembly such that the folded first absorbent assembly has a folded end and an open end. The process further includes disposing the folded first absorbent assembly on one of the first and second webs attaching the first and second webs to form an envelope at least partially enclosing the folded first absorbent assembly and cutting the envelope to form a crotch seam.
