patchworks
Sewn scrap collections
Patchworks is the plural of patchwork—fabric made by sewing together small pieces of different materials, or anything assembled from disparate parts: The neighborhood was a patchwork of architectural styles.
The plural typically refers to multiple such assemblages: The various patchworks of state regulations make compliance difficult.
Padded fabric bedcovers
- fabricsWoven material types
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- scrapsSmall remaining pieces
- squaresFour-sided equal figures
swatches · remnants · piecing · appliqué · batting · calico · gingham · blocks
Pictures made from fragments
- collagesArtworks of combined fragments
- medleysCombined assortments of pieces
- hodgepodgesDisordered, varied collections
- mishmashesConfused, disordered mixtures
amalgamations · assemblages · mélanges · jumbles · mixtures · combinations · compilations · fragments
Temporary, improvised substitute
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
- temporaryLimited in duration
haphazard · piecemeal · fragmented · inconsistent · disjointed · uneven · provisional · ad-hoc
Expanses for cultivation
- farmlandAgricultural terrain
- parcelsWrapped items for delivery
- plotsSecret plans or storylines
- meadowsGrassland for grazing
pastures · hedgerows · boundaries · aerial · terrain · countryside · checkerboard · agricultural
quilts
Padded fabric bedcovers
squares · swatches · remnants · piecing · appliqué · batting · calico · gingham · blocks · seams
mosaics
Pictures made from fragments
- collagesArtworks of combined fragments
- medleysCombined assortments of pieces
- hodgepodgesDisordered, varied collections
mishmashes · amalgamations · assemblages · mélanges · jumbles · mixtures · combinations · compilations · fragments · collections
makeshift
Temporary, improvised substitute
- cobbledSurfaced with rounded stones
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- stopgapTemporary substitute measure
temporary · haphazard · piecemeal · fragmented · inconsistent · disjointed · uneven · provisional · ad-hoc · jury-rigged
fields
Expanses for cultivation
meadows · pastures · hedgerows · boundaries · aerial · terrain · countryside · checkerboard · agricultural · rural
patchworksuniformities
Instances of sameness
homogeneities · consistencies · regularities · evennesses · monotones
- patchwork quiltBlanket of stitched remnants