Free calculator · table linens
Enter the table diameter and how far the cloth should hang. Get the cut size, how to join fabric widths without a seam down the middle, the yardage and a 1:1 quarter pattern.
Tiled PDF, … pages: print at 100%, check the 2 in / 5 cm squares and tape the pages. Join the widths first, then fold the cloth in four and cut once.
How it works
Measure straight across the table top, then decide how far the cloth should hang.
Add the hem and your fabric width. The calculator works out how many widths to join.
Sew the widths, fold the cloth in four, pin the printed quarter on and cut once.
Worked example
Worked example
Result
The centre panel is the full fabric width, so no seam crosses the table top. In metric, a 150.0 cm table with a 25.0 cm drop takes 3.6 m (3 7/8 yd).
The math
When the cut diameter is wider than the fabric, a full width goes in the centre and narrower strips are joined on each side. Each strip only needs the length of the circle at its seam, so the side pieces are shorter.
Finished: 60" + 2 × 10" = 80". Cut: 80" + 2 × 1⁄2" = 81", radius 40 1⁄2". The centre width covers 54" minus two 1⁄2" seams; each side still needs 14 1⁄2" including its seam. Both strips come from one 62 1⁄8" length, so the total is 81" + 62 1⁄8" = 143 1⁄8", or 4 yd.
Tips
About 8 in / 20 cm sits on the lap, 15 in / 38 cm is halfway, and 29–30 in / 75 cm reaches the floor.
Press the joining seams open, or flat-fell them so the cloth looks tidy from both sides.
Use a narrow hem or bias binding. A wide hem puckers on a curve. The bias tape calculator sizes the binding.
Wash and press linen or cotton before you cut, since tablecloths get washed often.
8–10 in (20–25 cm) for everyday use, about 15 in (38 cm) for a dressier look, and the table height (about 29–30 in / 75 cm) to reach the floor.
A full fabric width sits in the centre and narrower strips are joined on both sides. The seams fall toward the edge, where they hang down or sit under plates.
Yes. Enter the wider width and the calculator tells you when the cloth fits in one piece with no seams.
Yes. The cut diameter adds the hem allowance all round. Set the hem to 0 if you bind the edge.
Yes. Print at 100% or Actual size and measure the test square before you tape the pages.
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