How to Make a Banquet Table Cover Pattern

Learning how to make a banquet table cover pattern is the vital first step to beginning your table cloth or pad cover shopping excursion. Although the vast majority of uniformly sized tables do not have to go through this step, the occasionally odd sized table with measurements that simply do not seem to fit into any category offered by linen suppliers makes this step necessary. Making a banquet table cover pattern is really very easy; just take your time and follow the instructions. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

1

Decide which banquet table you will use for the occasion. Remove any items which are currently on the surface, and take off any table cover or cloth you may have placed on it. If your table has a pad, be sure to remove this as well.

2

Locate the split in your table. Most larger tables have a split with hinges, to allow the table to be folded in half for easier transport or storage. Other tables have a split where additional planks may be inserted to elongate the available surface.

3

Cut off a piece of butcher paper that is large enough to cover the table surface up to the split. If there is no split in your table, cut a piece of butcher paper that is large enough to cover the entire table.

4

Rip off some pieces of painters tape and use each to attach the butcher paper to the table surface. Fold the butcher paper under the table surface so you can affix with tape.

5

Use a crayon to trace the table top outline. You should be able to see and feel it through the butcher paper. If you have a table with a split in the middle, you can simply double the size of the surface when you shop for the linen. A solid table without a split should be properly measured in order to allow you to make a banquet table cover pattern to the specific dimensions of the table.

6

Use the dimensions you measured to calculate the amount of fabric you will likely need. Also, calculate any overhang you want to have.

7

Take the completed pattern or your calculations to a linen store near you and pick out the fabrics you want to use for the banquet table cover. Remember that the length of the cover and draping will have a huge impact on the size of the decorative print on the table cover.