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 used to put mazes, brain teasers and math problems in our daughter’s Easter basket. She had to solve them before she could wake up Mom & Dad! Still laughs about it now!
We don’t really have an offbeat holiday celebration. What’s most offbeat about our holidays is watching all the different personalities mingle. It can sometimes get crazy (in a good way).
Our offbeat holiday tradition is that we never seem to celebrate on the actual day of whatever holiday. With the kids grown and in-law families and job schedules to consider we always seem to have to pick a different day.
Fruitcake made with a recipe my mom found in the 1960s. Leftover sausage balls and punch from Christmas Eve parties for Christmas morning breakfast. Comfort foods! It’s just not Christmas without them.
We like to forego to the traditional turkey dinner at Thanksgiving and have a grilled steak instead! Most people are jealous when they hear about our fuss-free meal. Thank you for the chance to win Pat Sloan’s book. Cute take on her table runner.
Love your spooky fabric for Pats project.
White chocolate bread pudding is a must for Thanksgiving!
We don’t have any “off beat” traditions. We get together as a family for holidays when we can. I love the way you did Pat Sloan’s Spooky Halloween runner.
Our unique holiday tradition is leaving milk and cake for Santa instead of cookies, because my youngest daughter was born on Christmas eve.
I love all holidays and even celebrate winter with snowmen up from January till Easter.
A favorite is fall and Thanksgiving.
Your family traditions of skeletons at the table sounds really cute. I most offbeat decorating I have done is make pairs of monster, witch and various Halloween boots for the legs of the dining table chairs using a McCalls craft pattern. Great Halloween table topper. Thanks for sharing.
Not quite an offbeat tradition but every Christmas and Thanksgiving morning we make sausage pinwheels for breakfast. My mom started it and now my sister and I and our grown kids do it also. Great memories.
No off beat transitions. .
I can’t think of anything offbeat. But, we have a tradition of going for a walk after Thanksgiving!!!
My husband and I met at a dance on new years eve. For years we have had a dance party to ring in the new year. It started with my husband, me and our boys dancing in the kitchen. Now it includes our boys, their wives, the in-laws, the grandchildren and anyone else we invite! So much fun!
Because neither of my husband or my family has Irish heritage we changed St Patrick’s day to Family Heritage day. For a celebratory meal I serve English, Scottish, and German food and use heirloom items on the table.
My offbeat tradition is to visit the grave sights of my deceased relatives. My Grandmother paid tribute on Memorial day but when we lost my Mother at 50 years old, we included her in our visits even though she did not serve in the military. It has now become a whole day affairr.
Sorry…pretty boring at this house, but love your table topper and dinner display with the spiders…would love to win the book…had fun reading others oddities.