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.
I do most of my sewing in the fall / winter when I’m not outside in the yard/garden. So I love to sew up seasonal items. This book would be great. Not sure our family has any offbeat traditions.
Beautiful fabric, love your Halloween tradition
We always wake the kids up at 4:30am on Christmas morning and then eat breakfast and go to my MIL’s for snacks. not sure if that is offbeat or not.
That’s really cool. We don’t do weird holiday stuff, just basic get togethers. No gift swapping or anything. I love to decorate though and I love Halloween. Your topper is great!
Off beat? I guess it’s still hiding Easter treats for my adult children.
After several large, traditional family Christmas dinners at all the relatives at Christmas we offered to make our small family dinner cater to our young kids and let them pick the meal. We ended up with popcorn shrimp, Mac & cheese and chocolate pudding…EXACTLY what they wanted to eat . They are grown now and while their palettes have thankfully changed, we still incorporate those dishes into the menu every year, just for tradition.
Our favorite off beat tradition is at Easter when we have family and friends over we do a scavenger hunt. I sit down about two weeks before and make it up. I try to keep things within walking distance or things you can see from our own yard. They can do it in groups of 2 or 3. They really enjoyed it! We have done egg tosses in the past, too, but they can get pretty throw happy with the eggs. Some have ended up wearing them! LOL
Well, I guess watching Home Alone every year on Christmas is an offbeat tradition. We all laugh and scream at the hilarious scenes. Year before last, we broke tradition and watched Chevy Chase in the National Lampoons Christmas. It was just as screamy as the other movie. I guess we just like the family “scream and laugh along” movies! Groundhog Day is up next for Thanksgiving. We look forward to the together time after the big, yummy meal!
We fill our house with guests from countries around the world as well as family and other Americans for our Thanksgiving feast. Along with the traditional American foods, we often have food from other countries to enjoy as well.
no off beat traditions,but I sure miss what I had growing up..Now everyone is grown or passed on.I do love making things for the holidays which is why I would love to win this book.
I love Halloween because it was my Grandpa’s BD, Mom let us dress up to go visit him. My favorite costume was a cowgirl. So our Halloweens were Western!
I love to decorate Halloween and as the kids are gone, I do it more with fabrics.
Cherries Jubilee on Presidents Day! Yum!
When my son lived at home we always let him choose what we would have for dinner on Christmas Eve. We had some strange meals, canned ravioli, popcorn etc. It was so much fun.
Last October, my little town was one of the ones that offered Trick or Treat. In my opinion, if the kids had to wear masks at school, how could we deny them a mask-wearing celebration in the evening? Usually I have a big bowl of mixed wrapped candy and hand a couple to each child. I do this to keep in check the occasional child who thinks they should take 10. I always sit on the porch with my feet on the steps because we get too many children to be constantly opening the door. It also avoids having kids trip on the steps in long costumes. I prewrapped three items in a zip-closed snack bag. I used my gloved hand to transfer one of these bags onto a plastic skeleton hand from the dollar store which I used to deposit the candy into each child’s bag. (I wasn’t coordinated enough to scoop with the skeleton had as it was too shallow).
Watching the new Star Wars movie each Christmas as a family!
Melissa I love the colours you used in the table topper. I need a new table runner and we just painted the kitchen grey.
We really don’t have an off beat tradition , but at Christmas we always start with a glass of orange juice and champagne and open our stockings first. We then take a break to get the turkey stuffed and in the oven, have a muffin and coffee and then open the rest of the gifts.
BTY Melissa, I joined your blog when you were doing the block a month for beginners years ago. Your instructions were great and I learned a lot. Made my first 2 quilts for my 2 granddaughters .
I have also made many of the items you have posted. Thank You
Every year I make my boss a Halloween item. That’s her favorite holiday!