Patchwork vs Quilting - What's the difference?
patchwork | quilting |
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one, whole piece.
* Bill took all of his poetry and put it together in a folder. It made up a patchwork of his life.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together
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A layer or layers of quilted padding.
(nautical, archaic) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
The practice of creating quilts