Awful work, poor performance, faulty workmanship
1. A quilt made by sew patches of different materials together; SYN. patchwork quilt.
2. A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas; SYN. hodgepodge, jumble.
3. Pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern.
Textile technique used mainly for quilts and bedcovers. Small pieces of fabric, often offcuts, in varying colors and patterns are sewn together by the edges, usually in a geometric pattern, to form one large piece of material. Patchwork fabrics were popular for dresses in the 1960s. The technique is of peasant origin, a way of recycling old fabrics.
ETYM Old Eng. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, French avantpied the forefoot, vamp; anat before, fore + pied foot, Latin pes. Related to Advance, Van of an army, and Foot.
1. An improvised accompaniment.
2. The front part of the upper of a shoe.