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MamaLotus · 04-14-2005, 05:54 PM

I am making 3 table cloths for a friend to use at craft shows. They are floor length and weighted, she is gonna store stuff underneath. If I just sew giant rectangles wont the corners hang longer than the rest of the cloth and drag on the ground? What do I do? Round the corners? I was thinking about mitering the sides so that the cloth would be fitted to the table but I dont think she wants that since she needs to be able to lift up the back to get to stuff. The dimensions of the tables are H=26 in W= 30 in and L= 72.

Shelly

MosaicMama · 04-14-2005, 06:17 PM

Maybe this will help? I haven't done it yet, but I had it saved in my bookmarks.

http://www.sewing.org/enthusiast/htm...blecloths.html

phunkymama · 04-14-2005, 07:20 PM

I have one of the "trade show" tablecloths, and this is how it's made:

Top that covers the table is a rectangle.
Sewn to that is a huge rectangle like a sashing. It's open in the center back, so you can reach in. At each corner, there is a pleat of fabric so that it hangs nicely.
So basically, two pattern pieces, each a rectangle, one the size of the table top, the other the length of the table perimeter, plus a little for pleats, plus enough to finish the 2 ends, and as wide as the height from the table to the floor, plus hem allowance.

Find out if the's adding "heels" to her tables, a lot of people do this for craft shows, they add PVC pipe lengths to the table legs to increase the height of the table for display.

MamaLotus · 04-14-2005, 08:41 PM

Nope, she's not adding heels. I like the idea of making an opening in the back and using the 2 pattern pieces. That would make my seams look better than if I just peiced a bunch together to make a big flat rectangle. I am not sure how to do the corners though. Does yours have pleats all the way around or just at the corners? And then I could make a little tie or something for the back opening. Or maybe make it overlap so that it always looks closed...

Thanks ya'll for all the great ideas!
Shelly

phunkymama · 04-15-2005, 06:31 PM

Mine just has pleats at the corners, so it looks pretty fitted. There's no closure at the back, the ends are just overlapped about an inch, and I never had a problem with it hanging open.