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.
Not too off beat, but as kids we celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve. My sister and I were only grandchildren, so both sets of grandparents would come on Christmas eve and we would go to bed in our new pj’s and get up after Santa came (after midnight?, well not really). We still got together for Christmas dinner at someone’s home, but the gift giving was Christmas Eve.
We don’t have too many off-beat traditions, but a not-so-ordinary one is Halloween pictures, always on the driveway, before Trick or Treating. I’ve always had the kids act out their costumes and taken tons of individual and group shots. Sometimes just the kids, sometimes with friends, sometimes the whole family with or without pets. One year, I made my daughter leave work for the photo shoot-lol.
I really do t have an off beat tradition… but as my Grand daughter grew each year we would make a gingerbread house at Christmas time from a kit… but one year I had the bright idea to use graham crackers and our own frosting instead of the kit!!! I was told by my grand…” next year Nana I think we should use the kit….”😳
We don’t have any off beat holidays but I do try to decorate for all of them even though our children are grown. Your web site looks awesome.
We didn’t really have a holiday tradition, but when the gardens were done, and the hay was all in, we always went up into the mountains camping and fishing to relax and rest for a few days. This would be fall, so that is part of why I love Thanksgiving.
As grandparents we often go to see our kids and grandkids for the holidays
I suppose our “offbeat” holiday tradition is that we always have blender pear lime jello!
My husband used to lay in the leaves beside the sidewalk leading to our porch. When kids would come by he’d sit up and offer candy. Parents and kids alike got a scare from that.
I’m a retired elementary teacher, but one year I bought an artificial skinny Christmas tree with lights to have my second graders decorate. When administration told us to remove all our decorations (before we went home for the holidays), I thought fast and kept my tree up. When the kids came back in January, I had the kids help decorate their own bookmark ~ had an ‘art center’ where when they finished their morning work, they could make their bookmark and hang on the tree. I did this for every month usually incorporating a different art method and seasonal theme (like tiny tissue flowers made with eraser end of pencil glued to cut out hearts). We loved that tree! It lasted for several fun-filled themed years!!
Offbeat holiday tradition??? On Christmas eve, we go to an early church service, then go out to eat at Skyline. My grandkids love it.
Something I started doing many years ago was decorate a small tabletop aluminum tree for Christmas at work every year, it was so pretty no one wanted it removed, so I left it up for every holiday all year long, changing decor every month. It has become more ornate each year-lol!
I am sorry, no off beat holiday traditions for my family either I am afraid. But I loved hearing about yours. Thanks
Each year, we sisters would get together with little sis to watch The Wizard of Oz. She had down syndrome, so we were the friends she had to do these things with. It was such a kick to watch her watch the movie. She knew it by heart, and would react to the scenes even before they happened.
My offbeat tradition at Halloween is to watch on old black and white movie- ‘” Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein”. As kids we loved watching that movie and it brings back fond memories of my siblings. It also give my age away.
We always make extra food. Then after eating everyone makes “to go” containers and no one has to cook the next day (or two).
I love decorating for Halloween! The table topper you made with Pat’s book and your new fabric is really cute!
I started what seems to be becoming a new Christmas tradition in our family with grown kids (no grandkids yet). I pulled together about 8-10 Christmas themed games for the family to play and last year I added prizes. I laid the prizes out on a table and each winner got to select a prize of their choice. It’s like being at a 3rd grade birthday party but everyone loved it! I think it will be a tradition from now on.
Out Christmas celebrations with the family are held on 27 December which is also my husband’s birthday so we combine the two and my husband gets double the presents!
Your table topper is lovely and your Halloween story was so cute. I’ve tried to think of an “offbeat” tradition that we have but nothing comes to mind. It’s just my husband and I, so most of the family traditions from my childhood are long gone. I do try to decorate a little for holidays and Pat’s book has some really cute small projects.