6 Month old Kitten won’t stop attacking my new quilt

Hello. I’ve had cats my whole life but honestly this recent behaviour has me quite baffled.

So I’ve had this kitten for a while now, and my friend gifted me this quilt she made herself. Naturally, I put it over the end of my bed for decoration.

This is where the strange behaviour started.

My kitten’s a rather goofy guy (yes he’s orange) and he has lots of toys he will usually play with- but ever since I’ve gotten this quilt he’s become fixated with it. He will jump on it as though he’s trying to catch something under it, and will squirm underneath the quilt to run around. I’ve never seen anything like it. He’s never acted this way with any other blankets, but he really likes this one.

It’s gotten to the point where I now have to fold it up and take it off the bed before I go to sleep. Normally I wouldn’t mind this kind of thing- but due to the quilt having been hand made I’m rather worried this behaviour will result in it being damaged.

Any advice? This is a new one for me, lol.