Patchwork
Patchwork is a form of needlework or craft that involves using small pieces of fabric and stitching them together into a larger design, which is then usually quilted. Patchwork is traditionally 'pieced' by hand, but modern quiltmakers often use a sewing machine instead.
Patchwork enjoyed a widespread revival during the Great Depression because it was a way to recycle worn clothing into warm quilts. Even very small and worn pieces of material are suitable for use in patchwork, although crafters today more often use specially bought patchwork material as the basis for their designs.
Patchwork is most often used to make quilts, but it can also be used to make bags, wall-hangings, warm jackets, skirts and other items of clothing. Some textile artists work with patchwork, often combining it with embroidery and other forms of stitchery.
Types of patchwork
- Stained glass window patchwork
- Cathedral window patchwork
- Somerset patchwork
- Stuffed patchwork (Puff)
- Crazy quilting
Types of patchwork block
- Aunt Sukey's Choice
- Baby Blocks
- Barbara Frietchie's Star
- Bear's Paw
- Blazing Sun
- Bow Tie
- Bridal Wreath
- Brown Goose
- Cactus Flower
- California
- Clay's Choice
- Crosses and Losses
- Dolly Madison Star
- Double Irish Chain
- Double X
- Dresden plate*
- Drunkard's path
- Eccentric Star
- Fish Block
- Grandmother's Fan
- Hen and Chickens
- Hexagon
- Hole in the Barn Door
- Hovering Hawks
- Jack-in-the-box
- Jacob's Ladder
- Lincoln's Platform
- Log Cabin
- Morning Star
- Next Door Neighbour
- Nine-patch
- Ocean Waves
- Ohio Star
- Old Maid's Puzzle
- Old Tippecanoe
- Pineapple
- Prairie Queen
- Road to California
- Rocky Road to Kansas
- Schoolhouse
- Shoo fly
- Spider Web
- Star of Bethlehem
- Steps to the Altar
- Tree of Life
- Tulip
- Turkey Tracks
- Wandering Foot
- Winding Ways
- and many, many more
