I have done that. When my son told me in October that he was remarrying and the woman in question had 2 sons, I felt a need to make them Christmas quilts, using color variations of an original pattern. My sister in law wanted a lap sized version of the same. I was not paying particular attention so I made it too big and needed to make a 4th. These were not simple quilts. (The third became a table cover). I was richly tired of it when I got done, even though I really liked my starburst design. everyone BUT ME was happy with their Christmas quilts.