How To Make A Floor Length Rectangular Tablecloth

A drop ranging from 12 15 is usually considered a lap length drop for seated guests.

How to make a floor length rectangular tablecloth.

Determine your preferred tablecloth drop. Supplies click fabrics for direct links for purchase at warehouse fabrics inc. Next pin and sew the pieces of fabric together and cut the fabric to the right drop length. This is how much fabric you would like to drape over the edge of the table going down towards the floor.

For example a 0 drop would only cover the top of the table and would not hang off the sides at all. Whether round square or rectangular a to the floor fitted tablecloth dresses the table up to look great for any event. To make a square or rectangular tablecloth start by choosing a drop length and hem length and calculating the area of the table you want to cover. In a previous tutorial we went over how to match and sew the pattern if you need extra width.

Also measure the length from the tabletop to the floor if you want to make a round tablecloth that stretches to the floor. If you d don t want the homemade tablecloth to reach the floor measure the distance you d like it to fall to. A folding table is a great solution for accommodating extra guests at an indoor or outdoor dinner party. It s also useful as a serving table or for displaying items at a festival or sale.

Then cut some fabric to size cutting additional pieces if your table is wider than the fabric. Make a narrow hem on your oval tablecloth because it is the simplest kind to make on a curved edge.