Sounds beautiful - I love elephants. When I hand quilted my very first quilt, and the last one I hand quilted; I set the quilt up on my old DR table, which was huge, and could accommodate the quilt weight beautifully. I used just a 14" or 16" quilting hoop. I tried quilting with a hoop that had a base, to use on a table, and then bought a quilting hoop stand and never used either one. I just couldn't make them work for me. If I'm going to hand quilt a small project, I thread baste it and quilt without a hoop, which seems easier to me for some strange reason. Can't wait to see your tablecloth finished, I'm sure it will be beautiful.