How To Make A Fitted Floor Length Tablecloth

The drop is the distance from the table.

How to make a fitted floor length tablecloth.

If you d don t want the homemade tablecloth to reach the floor measure the distance you d like it to fall to. Width width of table 2 drop 2 hem my example. Drop lengths typically range from 10 to 12 inches for short drops. Then add 1 inch for the hem.

To determine the dimensions of your tablecloth. Add extra for the seam allowance after the fact. Next pin and sew the pieces of fabric together and cut the fabric to the right drop length. 80 2 11 5 2 5 104 in photos at the bottom you can see that i calculated my drop so the tablecloth will fall to the top of the chair cushions.

Measure the diameter of the tabletop. And 28 to 30 inches for floor length drops. Divide that total by 36 which is a yard for the total yardage. Also measure the length from the tabletop to the floor if you want to make a round tablecloth that stretches to the floor.

Cut the side band fabric piece equal in length to the perimeter of the table top plus 1 1 2 inches and as wide as the required cloth drop plus 1 1 2 inches. To figure out the total length of fabric in inches for a five foot rectangular table visualize cutting along the length of the fabric roll length of table perimeter four kick pleats total inches. 40 2 11 5 2 5 64 length length of table 2 drop 2 hem my example.