Three pillows and a quilt

by Linda Theil

I think this Hedgehog Hollow ensemble is the most beautiful quilt I have ever made. I bought the "Hedgehog Hollow" collection and printed panel by In the Beginning Fabrics in 2022. I began experimenting with the materials soon after discovering Brigitte Heitland's "Christmas Star" pattern designed for her Zen Chic "White Christmas" collection for Moda in 2018.

I fell completely in love with this elegant and complex pattern combining a cross with a ribbon-star motif.

In the meantime, I became intrigued by a kaleidoscope piecing tutorial I saw on the Missiouri Star YouTube channel. I had seen the kaleidoscope technique before, but this tutorial really caught my eye and made me want to give kaleidoscope piecing a try! The tutorial is titled "Triple Play: How to make three new kaleidoscope quilts".

I began experimenting with kaleidoscope piecing as a way to highlight the many unique motifs featured in the "Hedgehog Hollow" collection.

A quilt pattern featuring the "Hedgehog Hollow" fabrics online showed the large square motifs in the panel mixed with pieced blocks using fabrics from the collection, so I began experimenting with ways to combine my kaleidoscope blocks and my "Christmas Star" blocks with the panel blocks to make a nice quilt top.

In the end I dicided to use the kaliedoscope blocks as pillow tops and include my "Christmas Star blocks.with the large printed motifs. for the quilt top. I added border prints of the fabric to the top and bottom of the quilt. I ordered 16-inch square pillow forms and made zippered covers for the pillows with moss green flannel backing that matched the back of the quilt.

The quilt was quilted with a feather motif by Rockin'Bobbins long-arm quilter.

Alisa helped me make a special holiday label for the Hedgehog Hollow quilt.

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