Not So XOXO Quilt: Sibling Quilts

November 17, 2025

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Have you ever made two quilts at once—same design, similar fabrics, but for different recipients? I’ve noticed this trend happening more often lately (some quilters even keep all the fabrics the same and just swap out the backing!). This year, I decided to do the same for my kids and their Christmas quilts. I made twin-size Not So XOXO quilts using the same fabric line but in different colorways, and I absolutely love how they turned out.

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Frankenbatting

If you’re like me and make a lot of quilts, you end up with plenty of batting scraps. I have a few favorite ways to use them, but one of the best is making frankenbatting! I sew a lot of throw-size quilts that are about 60–70" wide, so most of my batting scraps are around 20–24" tall and 70–80" wide.

With frankenbatting, you simply grab two scraps and sew them together along the long edge—typically with a zigzag stitch on your domestic machine—and then quilt as usual. You can also use fusible batting tape, which allows you to iron the two pieces together instead of stitching.

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Flurry Fabric by Ruby Star Society

A friend had a sale on quilt-backing fabric, and I decided to grab five yards each of the red, grey, and navy prints—just the right amount for two twin-size quilt tops plus binding! The fabric line is Flurry from Ruby Star Society. It’s adorable and has a fun modern twist on classic holiday colors, making it perfect for a festive Holiday quilt, Christmas quilt, or Winter quilt.

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Snowy Mix Pantograph

I made these sibling quilts while working out the stitch design for my Snowy Mix pantograph. If you look closely, you’ll see that I swapped the original detailed snowflake (read: extremely slow to stitch out and prone to thread breaks!) for a simpler asterisk-style snowflake. I love how it turned out—and I love that each quilt has a subtle difference in the quilting design, making them perfect sibling quilts or sister quilts.

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Backing Fabric

I grabbed these flannels from JoAnn’s ages ago! The kids love snuggling into their flannel backed quilts, and even though I didn’t pre-wash them (a huge gamble!), everything worked out. When I washed the quilts for the first time, I tossed in about five color-catcher sheets, fully expecting the black flannel to bleed everywhere—but the sheets came out clean and the quilts turned out beautifully.

Grab the Not So XOXO Quilt PDF Pattern Here

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