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 are old and set in our ways so we only do traditional holidays. I like your Hajjoweem version of Pat’s table topper.
We have lots of holiday traditions with my family, but I wouldn’t consider any of them “offbeat”! We do have a large pumpkin carving party every year (except for during the pandemic) , everyone carves a pumpkin, & there are several categories that everyone votes for the best pumpkin in that category.
My mom use to fix her baked beef tips for Christmas dinner. That’s one of my best memories of her.
Our traditional halloween dinner is mummy ghosts made with hot dogs, refrigerator croissant dough, and mustard for eyes.
We serve the cranberry sauce from the can on the nicest China dish with a silver serving spoon. And we don’t pre-slice it. My sister-in-law almost messed it up her first Thanksgiving with us. She was going to slice it up with a spoon before putting it on the table. I saved it – whew! Almost ruined it! Lol!
Pizza for Christmas Eve dinner. Even away from family, I still keep this one up.
We are mostly off-beat as a family, but not so much in traditions! I suppose the strangest thing we do is eat lasagna on most Thanksgivings as my grown kids don’t like turkey!
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We have done “treasure hunts” for various holidays or birthdays. We have changed up the hunt for various holidays or a birthday so that the kids wouldn’t know what to expect. Sometimes it would would be Easter Hunt, a special Christmas surprise, Valentine’s Day gifts or one of their Birthdays. They would first have a “treasure map” leading them to the first clue and then that clue would give info on where to find the next clue and they have to figure it out. The number of clues have ranged from 9 to 18. At the end they would find their gift for that special day.
My daughter in law does a pumpkin carving day. We carve pumpkins and have great food. My son does a Christmas light show every year. Last year it was on Zoom.
Your Halloween Fabrics and Table runner are awesome. I decorate for Halloween and Christmas and am usually the first one in the neighborhood to get decorations out. Would love to win Pat Sloan’s book as I live on a fixed income and buying patterns and books is not an option for me right now, I just keep on making quilts for the family from whatever material I can find on sale.
Can’t say we have any off beat traditions but was at a b-day party today & started talking about b-days after one announced she is pregnant & when she is due. So those of us with winter b-days bemoaned how our days didn’t get the celebrations summer b-days do. My sister’s b-day in August was always at the MD State Fair & we always ate under a tree in the parking lot with fried chicken, sides, sweet tea, & an Angel Food cake. Not really sour but everyone who had a February b-day like me agreed that we were short changed as when we were younger school celebrated Washington, Lincoln, Valentine’s & we think everyone was partied out when it came to our b-days.
In my family we have turkey at Thanksgiving and no ham is served. At Christmas we only serve ham. My sister bought and served a turkey for Christmas one year and her family let her know it was not appreciated. Don’t believe she will do that again.
The year that they began building our house was the year that the weather was perfectly pleasant for being outside. Basement walls were poured, but nothing above ground level. It was a year for sitting in our future driveway to pass out Halloween candy!
Not sure if we have an offbeat family tradition. Does protecting the dogs from scary fireworks count? 🇺🇸 🎇 🇺🇸 🎆
On super bowl Sunday, we have a day of food even though now it’s just the two of us.
One year on Mother’s Day my daughter decided that since there was no kids day that we needed to celebrate Mother Daughter Day. It became a wonderful holiday that we still share.
Don’t know if this is off beat, but my mil always had the youngest to the oldest open Christmas presents. As the family grew it became an all day affair. We ended up doing the same with our children. Would love a copy of the book. Thanks for the giveaway.
We enjoy decorating the house for Halloween. Spooky and cute decorations inside and out greet the many trick-or-treaters from the neighborhood. Love your Spooky Twist Table Topper!