Halloween Projects 2025

I bought some new Halloween panels and pulled out the projects that I didn’t finish last year and stuck them to my design wall.

I bought some Halloween fabric to go along with the above pieces.

I’ve been fairly busy outside of my sewing studio the past few months but this week was an anomaly. I had to stay home because we had contractors in doing lots of home improvement projects. A new toilet for the powder room, replaced the exterior lights, and three NEW WINDOWS!

The windows are the most exciting. A huge hole in my living room!

And a lovely new view!

They also completed the dining room window but then it started raining. Guess the third window will be done when the sun comes back out!

Oh yeah, my son installed a new heater in my studio, too. This year I had planned on putting new lighting in but when the old heater went kaput, my priorities were changed! New lights–2026!

Anyhow, I had plenty of time to work on my Halloween projects.

I started with these foundation paper piecing blocks that I made last year. You can check out the post here. The patterns were from “Happy So Lucky’s” Etsy shop. She was having a sale on her Halloween FPP blocks back then and I bought a few.

Made the blocks the week before Halloween 2024 and put them away to use this year.

And I made pillows!

They are “envelope pillows”. Easy peasy.

The first one I did was the spider pillow. I’m using a 12″ x 16″ pillow form which is the size I use for the “name” pillows I make for kids. It’s also good for naps. I’m very good at taking naps!

Anyhow.

I built the spider up with borders to the size of 13″ x 17″. (I’ll be using 1/2″ seams so added 1″ to each of the sides.) I was thrilled to find a piece of the orange from the spider body big enough for two borders. I also used the black with stars fabric I purchased at the local quilt shop, Bismarck Sewing and Quilting. Basted that to a piece of batting and did some quilting.

Next, I made the backs.

My calculation for the backing is the width of the pillow divided by three then I multiply that by two. I take that number and round it up or down. However I feel at the moment! For this pillow, I used 11″. The height is 13″. Before I did the cat pillows back in April I did a double hem along the sides. Now I use binding because the designer of the cat pajamas quilt told me too! Such a great tip! I keep all leftover binding from my quilts and I was able to use some black with white binding on this pillow.

Because I’m being a little lazy, for a more in depth instruction for envelope style pillows, you can check out this post.

I really love his green eyes! Adds a little bit of flair to the spider!

Next up was the Peek-A-Boo FPP block. According to “Happy Go Lucky”, this piece is meant to go onto a back of a Halloween quilt. I made a spooky quilt last year, “Spooky Mabel” but I used minky on the back. I always use Minky for Fall and Winter quilts. It is so cozy. And warm. So I had to find another use for Peek-A-Boo and I guess I need another pillow! (How many pillows are too many?)

Once again, I’m use the envelope style method. Because it is easy. And it looks great!

This pillow will be a standard bed size. According to the tag on the pillow, that would be 20 x 28. I added borders to make the block 21 x 29 to account for seam allowances.

Then made the the two backs 18 wide x 21 high. (28 divided by 3 times 2 rounded down.) Added the binding to the backs. And then I thought the pillow looked a little frumpy. I think my pillow had seen better days and may have lost some of its omph. I then stitched around the entire exterior of the pillow with a 1/2″ seam. Gave it a little flange. And it looked a whole lot better!