/ ˈpætʃwɜːk; NAmE -wɜːrk/ noun
1.
[ U ] a type of needlework in which small pieces of cloth of different colours or designs are sewn together :
a patchwork quilt
2.
[ sing. ] a thing that is made up of many different pieces or parts :
a patchwork of different styles and cultures
From the plane, the landscape was just a patchwork of fields.