Editing Patchwork (section)

==Uses==
Patchwork is often used to make [[quilts]], but it can also be used to make rugs, bags, wall-hangings, warm [[jacket]]s, cushion covers, [[skirt]]s, waistcoats and other items of [[clothing]]. Some textile artists work with patchwork, often combining it with [[embroidery]] and other forms of [[stitchery]].

When used to make a [[quilt]], this larger patchwork or pieced design becomes the "top" of a three-layered quilt, the middle layer being the batting and the bottom layer the backing. To keep the batting from shifting, a patchwork or pieced quilt is often [[quilting|quilted]] by hand or [[sewing machine|machine]] using a running stitch in order to outline the individual shapes that make up the pieced top, or the quilting stitches may be random or highly ordered overall patterns that contrast with the patchwork composition.