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.
Our offbeat holiday is the first day of “buck” season.. The men go hunting and the women shop the day away! We all get together afterwards but don’t discuss our “bounty” Could be lots of fabric? LOL
watching the annual football competition between rival teams with my son in law. Oye. “good game” is always exchanged at the end.
THE Last several years one of our traditions is to watch our grandkids open presents over FACETIME as they live overseas.
The offbeat holiday tradition is the first person to say “Christmas Eve Gift” on Christmas Eve gets to open a gift on Christmas Eve!
I don’t know if it quirky anymore, but my daughter has 3 Christmas trees in the living and dining room She working on getting them in all of her bedrooms and even the kitchen and bathrooms.
We really don’t have any offbeat holiday traditions. I guess we love them just the way they are.
Don’t really have an “offbeat” holiday we celebrate. Love your version of Pat’s Spooky Twist!
Don’t know if this qualifies as “off beat” but I decorate with mostly red hearts
at Christmas. Ornaments, quilts, trees made from dowels hung with small
hearts — and some are left out until Valentine’s day and some not.
What a devilish idea to set up a table for a Spooky Halloween Meeting/Dinner! I think you win the prize for the best ”off beat” idea for celebrating Halloween. Since Halloween has not been celebrated by us except for costumes for the girls when they were young and handing out treats for those who come to our door, our decorations are minimal. i do have several table toppers and an appliqué Halloween banner on the front door that I made on my embroidery machine. I also made a pair of witches’ legs and feet using an embroidery pattern from Embroidery Library that I place sticking up out of my bowl of candy so it looks like the witch dove into the candy, head first. That is pretty much the extent of our decorating. I love the table topper you made from Pat Sloan’s new Holiday Celebrations book using your new fabric line. It will fit in perfectly with your Spooky Halloween dinner/meeting table setting! Maybe it’s time for me to make something new to update our Halloween decorations this year. Thanks for sharing your talents and promoting Pat’s new book.
In our family, we celebrate birthdays for the whole month, not just the day. It was a fun way to have several surprises to make the person feel extra special!
Our offbeat holiday consists of putting a plastic toy vintage Godzilla on the Easter centerpiece. He sports peeps in each hand, under his foot and with peeps in his mouth. Love Godzilla; not so much peeps.
Due to our nieces having great family- oriented entertaining spaces, we spend major holidays away from home. This is not a planned tradition, but it works for us. It so much less stressful for us and they enjoy hosting. Win-Win!
I don’t have any real offset holiday traditions! Unless you count not having a celebration on the traditional day! Since I worked and was on call many holidays we often just fit our celebrations in when we had an opportunity! Now that I’m retired I’m enjoying putting holiday decorations or at least quilt projects out !
At family gatherings my grandfather would share family movies and then rerun them backwards.
I can’t think of any off beat holiday traditions but I do like making holiday table runners and toppers. Pat’s book has some great patterns I’d love to try making.
4th of July birthday cake
I love anything Halloween so will definitely make some of these projects in spooky fabrics
Not sure we have an offbeat tradition but we get together for everything. Love that my kids want to get together so often. It might be a holiday or birthday or just because.