20 DIY Oktoberfest Party Ideas To Celebrate At Home

I have never actually attended an Okotberfest, or if I did I certainly don’t remember it. Either way, hosting your own parties has become even more popular with the current lockdown situations and celebrating at home is a great way to control who you come into contact with, and let’s be honest, we really don’t need an excuse to party!

So what is Okotberfest?

The Oktoberfest is the world’s largest folkfest. It is held annually in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It is a 16 to 18-day folk festival running from mid- or late September to the first Sunday in October.

Oktoberfest is a great way to celebrate another October event. Whether you are planning a themed backyard BBQ or a complete Oktoberfest beer event, these tutorials and ideas for a DIY Oktoberfest are surely going to get you very excited. The main theme of course is Germany, beer, and blue and white check tablecloths, flags and banners, and beer? Did I mention the beer already? Have these 3 items and you can theme with ease.

Since beer is the main ingredient for an Oktoberfest party then make sure this is your main focus. Check out these Beer Balloons and these inflatable pretzels. and this amazing inflatable frothy beer drink holder.

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Want free cupcake labels? download and print off our Oktoberfest cupcakes printable.

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Most of the cross stitch projects I make are pretty small and not something I would consider heirloom quality (though I am working on a big project for my daughter that I hope to have done for her high school graduation in two years that I hope is something she’ll want to keep forever, but that’s another story).

But it is definitely possible to cross stitch projects that will stay around for generations, and one prime example of that is a cross-stitched linen tablecloth.

Linen tablecloths are classic, while stitching one can be a big project, depending on the size of your table, it doesn’t have to be really complicated.

Koekoek has a good, detailed post about figuring out how much linen you would need to make a tablecloth that you can cross stitch and/or embroider on (they also sell tablecloth linen in their shop if you don’t already have some or a linen tablecloth you already use). Of course for a project like this you’d want the best fabric you can find and afford, because you’ll be stitching it for a long time and hopefully using it for years.

The post walks through how to measure your table and determine how much fabric you’ll need including the drop you’ll want and hems. It includes the math for rectangular and square tables as well as circular tables, which helps take the guesswork out of buying fabric. It also talks about preparing the fabric and making mitered corners if you have a square or rectangular table, which will help the tablecloth sit nicely on your table.

The tutorial doesn’t include specific patterns to use for your tablecloth, but it does advise keeping it simple because this is a really big project. You can start with a motif in the center or doing borders, and this is a project you can add to through the years by, say, stitching a symbol for each family member or adding names, wedding dates, etc. and making it a real record of your family.

Would you ever cross stitch a tablecloth or have you done so? I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Koekoek]

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