a form of needlework involving small pieces of cloth of different colors, patterns, and textures being cut into different shapes and sewn together, or the product of this craft;
e.g. The upper layer of the quilt was a patchwork of different shades of blue and purple.
(noun)
something that is made up of mixed/jumbled elements or parts, often intentionally so;
e.g. This part of the country is a patchwork of fields, forests, and lakes.