Patchwork and Eclectic

noun

• A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas.
  • synonyms: hodgepodge, jumble
• A quilt made by sewing patches of different materials together.
  • synonyms: patchwork quilt
• Sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern. .

(n.) Work composed of pieces sewed together, especially pieces of various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly clumsily composed; a thing putched up.

noun

• Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.
  • synonyms: eclecticist

adjective

• Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas. .

• (n.) One who follows an eclectic method.
• (a.) Consisting or made up, of what is chosen or selected; as, an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine.
• (a.) Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or systems; as, an eclectic philosopher.