patch-work quilt

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• patch·work — /ˈpæʧˌwɚk/ noun 1 [singular] : something that is made up of different things The valley is a patchwork of family farms. A patchwork of laws prevent the land from being developed. a patchwork system of laws 2 [noncount] : pieces of cloth of… …   Useful english dictionary

• Quilt — For other uses, see Quilt (disambiguation). For the sewing technique, see Quilting. A patchwork and embroidery quilt that displays flowers and birds A quilt is a type of bed cover, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth… …   Wikipedia

• Patchwork quilt — A patchwork quilt is a quilt in which the top layer consists of pieces of fabric sewn together to form a design. The quilting design does not necessarily follow the patchwork design.Originally, this was to make full use of left over scraps of… …   Wikipedia

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• Patchwork — Patch|work 〈[ pæ̣tʃwœ:k] n. 15〉 Textilerzeugnis, das aus vielen kleinen Stücken unterschiedlicher Farbe u. Form zusammengesetzt ist, z. B. Decke, Kleiderstoff, Wandbehang [engl., „Flickwerk“] * * * Patch|work [ pætʃwə:k ], das; s, s [engl.… …   Universal-Lexikon

• patchwork — patch•work [[t]ˈpætʃˌwɜrk[/t]] n. 1) something made up of incongruous pieces or parts; mélange 2) clo work consisting of pieces of material of various colors or shapes sewed together, as for a quilt or cushion 3) cvb resembling a patchwork;… …   From formal English to slang

• patchwork — patch|work [ˈpætʃwə:k US wə:rk] n 1.) [U] a type of sewing in which many coloured squares of cloth are stitched together to make one large piece ▪ a patchwork quilt 2.) [singular] something that is made up of a lot of different things patchwork… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• Marie Webster — Marie Daugherty Webster (July 19, 1859–1956) was a quilt designer, businesswoman, and the author of the first American book about quilting, Quilts, Their Story, and How to Make Them, originally published in 1915, and reprinted many times since.… …   Wikipedia

• mend — vb Mend, repair, patch, rebuild are comparable when they mean to put into good or fitting order something that is injured, damaged, or defective. Mend basically implies a freeing from faults or defects {mend your manners} {the wound mended… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Longarm quilting — is the process by which a longarm sewing machine is used to sew together a quilt top, quilt batting and quilt backing into a finished top. The longarm sewing machine averages ten to fourteen feet in length and consists of an industrial sewing… …   Wikipedia