Spooky Twist Halloween Table Topper from the Holiday Celebrations Book
Learn how to create a “not so spooky” Halloween Table topper with the Spooky Twist Halloween table topper pattern in the Holiday Celebrations Book!
Who’s ready for another Halloween in June project!? Pat Sloan asked if I would be willing to check out an advanced copy of her new book Holiday Celebrations. I love Pat and was happy to participate.
The timing seemed perfect since I just released a Halloween fabric collection. As I glanced through the book, I knew immediately that I’d like to create one of the projects in the book using my Spooky Hollow collection. I love to sew Halloween quilts and thought it would be fun to add a table topper to my collection.
I created a “not so spooky” Halloween table topper using the Spooky Twist pattern that is in the book.
Table Topper Details
The quilted table topper comprises 9 quilt blocks that, when sewn together, create a cool “twist” effect.
The blocks are simple to piece; this project would be great for an advanced beginner quilter to above. But, first, you need to create several Half Square Triangle quilt blocks. I was able to sit down one afternoon last week and quickly whip up the table topper.
Our Halloween Dinner Parties!
Every year for Halloween, I set my dining room table for a Halloween-themed dinner party. I set the table at the beginning of October and leave it up all month. Then most years, we end it with either a family or friend party in the dining room.
We got the idea one year at the Mall when my twins were preschoolers. A local furniture store had their dining room table set up with skeletons and mummies sitting in the seats. My son was very impressed and asked me every day after that to “go to the store where the monsters are having a meeting.”
Ever since then, we’ve set up our dining room for a “spooky meeting.” Now that my kids are gone, we still do it every year. It’s one of my favorite traditions. Yes, I know it’s a little weird, but as I said, we love it!
I plan to use this table topper on my dining room table now. I created it in black and gray to match our dining room setup.
Where to Buy the Book
You can find the book in many of your favorite shops and on Amazon.
Book & Prize Giveaway
Pat has generously offered to give away a hard copy of the book to one reader. To enter, just let me know what your favorite “offbeat” family Holiday tradition is! (comments are moderated, don’t worry if you don’t see yours pop up right away, it’s in there!)
The Giveaway open until 6/15/21. Non-US residents can win a digital copy of the book.
THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
Pat also has a BIG prize pack that she’s giving away on her blog. Stop by to find out how to enter.
You can also enter on Instagram, just visit Pat’s IG page for details.
We always have a party at our church and have a cemetery walk.
I’m finding out through Pat’s book tour and all the holiday questions, I have a boring life! No continuing family traditions. Probably because my parents are gone & my husband & I have no kids. The only tradition that comes to mind is cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning.
Thanks for the opportunity to win Pat’s book.
Carol Grant
I wish I had some funny holiday tradition…sorry, I don’t! I guess the strangest thing we do at holidays is that, for Christmas Eve, we always eat pizza. We go to Church Christmas Eve and come home to pizza.
I must say that Christmas is probably our unusual holiday celebration.
Because of marriages, extended families and being separated by 350 miles.
I started the tradition of celebrating Christmas on or before Thanksgiving. It is a great time for my children to visit, do their Christmas shopping for the rest of the family take advantage of the pre-holiday relaxed shopping. When they visit we all exchange our Christmas gifts. And lot of times they enjoy the relaxed time together to finally sit and enjoy learning from me how to sew, quilt and do embroidery as well as many other crafts. They usually go home with a lot of homemade gifts and personalized gifts for all the other Extended family members. 💕🥰
We really do not have any off beat holiday celebrations-just a traditional family get together with good food.
I like your creativity with your crafts and sewing. Your fabric designs are adorable.
I don’t have any off beat traditions, but I collect cat themed ornaments for Christmas. My sister in law collects mouse ornaments.
Don’t really have an “offbeat” holiday here… we are pretty Traditional I guess… But thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way 🙂
For Easter I do a scavenger hunt for the Easter basket
Each year on Christmas night we open the last gift of the holiday. By the time supper is done, we are tuckered out and settling in for the night. But wait…there is one more gift to open! : ) It is always something interesting…not underwear or such! LOL It is a book, a puzzle, a game…something to relax and enjoy. : )
I sure do love your table topper and can picture it in many different fabrics and colors. As a kid my Dad used to take me to the tree lot on Christmas Eve or the day before to pick out a tree so we could get a “good deal”. He used to tell me to act sad if the tree was too costly for us so the seller would mark down the price. Funny how I still remember that.
I live in a famous haunted house in my town and I love to decorate the whole house for Halloween! I love your idea of setting the table for Halloween
Offbeat and quirky? I leave a bit of the different holidays decorations out year round with a mix mash of pumpkins, witches & fall mixed with shamrocks and bunnies. This year, the Christmas tree has stayed put and will be ready for Christmas 2021!
When we were growing up, our mother served carrots with dinner on Halloween, because carrots were “good for your eyes.” We were sure it helped us see better when we went out trick-or-treating that night! While not having a specific tradition as adults now, we have done some off-beat things (in my mind). My husband was an anthropologist and had a real skull, which was occasionally set out by the front door for trick-or-treaters. When we first got an answering machine for our landline phone (1980s?), I used spooky sounds from a CD to create our greeting, which we used all month. People would call just to listen to it. Also we use that same CD to play scary sounds outside the house on Halloween Eve… but some kids won’t come up to the door because of it. These days we use spooky sounds on our video doorbell as well.
I love the skeleton meeting! My kids are grown, and there are no grandkids yet, but I just may borrow that idea. Our town has a history of pirates, and costumed “pirates” are involved in many local events, especially the big annual shrimp festival in May. I can envision setting our dining room table for the month of May with a pirate skeleton group having a meal of shrimp! Love your treatment of Pat’s topper. 🙂
We are pretty typical as a family. We have done lost of slightly offbeat stuff over the years, but, none has ever stuck so that I could say it has become tradition. There are traditional foods we make such as butter tarts and krumkake for Christmas and pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, but., not any defined activities. Thanks!!
I don’t really have any off beat celebrations. I just love to decorate differently almost each month. And Pat Sloan’s book will give more ideas on how to do this.
No real offbeat holiday traditions at this time. My children are grown and I don’t have grandchildren. I do like to make holiday items and usually give them to my friends
I really enjoy decorating through the year for every holiday – and that includes a seasonal tree with different color lights for the seasons as well as table decor !
We don’t have any off beat traditions, but we do play games after Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner.