One of my favorite Bari J. for Art Gallery Fabrics - Anthology prints, Garden Study (Fresh Colorway), comes in a beautiful 54" wide linen as does Beloved Memoir in Fern. For this tablecloth I combined, however, Garden Study in Linen with a Beloved Memoir in quilt weight cotton. The two substrates work really well together. And since I'm saving the Beloved Memoir Linen for some curtains, I used the cotton on the ruffle.

If you'd like to make your own Anthology Tablecloth here's how:

We will pretend that we have a 42" table (you'll use your table length and width).

The fabric is 54" wide. So start with a 54" square. That means you'll cut 54" of fabric length.

1. Figure out how long your drop will be.

You’re starting with a 54” square cloth, which gives a 6” drop on each side of your 42” table (since 54” – 42” = 12”, and 12” ÷ 2 = 6” drop per side).

If you want to add a 9” ruffle all the way around the edge of the 54” square as I did, which will make the total drop 15” per side. If you'd like more or less drop, add or subtract from the width of the ruffle.

 2. Figure out how much ruffle length you'll need to create your ruffle:

Perimeter of the 54” square (where the ruffle attaches)
    •    54” × 4 sides = 216 inches

For a nice full ruffle, multiply the perimeter by:
    •    2× = 432”
    •    2.5× = 540” (more fullness)

Let’s go with 2.5× for a lush look:
    •    540 inches of ruffle needed

3.  Figure out how many ruffle strips you need:

 Divide by width of your contrasting fabric

You’re using 42”-wide fabric (selvage-to-selvage) to cut 9”-high ruffle strips.
    •    540” ÷ 42” = 12.86, so you’ll need 13 strips

Accounting for a seam allowance and hem, you’ll need 13 strips of 10.5” x 42” fabric for a gathered ruffle around your 54” square tablecloth.

4. Hem your ruffle:

Fold one raw edge in towards the wrong side by 1/2" and press. Double fold and press again as you fold.

With the folded edge facing up, top stitch the hem.

5. Ruffle your fabric 

There's several ways to ruffle your fabric. I love to use a pleater foot, but this time, I'd broken mine. No big deal. I used a narrow piece of rounded elastic along the edge, and a wide zig zag stitch over it. I did this in 42: sections so the elastic wouldn't break. Leave a long elastic tail and pul to gather.

6. Glue Baste your ruffle to the tablecloth leaving about 8" at the starting point. When you get around to the other side, sew the ends together to fit. Finish glue basting.

7. Sew the ruffle in place just to the other side of your zigzag stitching.