Hi Betty Jo,
A Quillow is a quilt that can be folded up into a pouch to form a pillow.
http://quiltbug.com/articles/quillow.htm
http://www.google.com/search?num=10&...=quillow&tbo=d
What makes her quillow so pretty is that it looks like a regular quilt. A lot of times people will only quilt the pillow/pouch part and use a pretty print for the quilt top (one piece - not pieced).