<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">blocks</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>setting blocks</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>patches</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>block quilts</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>four-patch quilts</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>quilt components</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>block</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>block, quilt</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blocks, pattern</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>blocks, quilt</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pattern blocks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>quilt block</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>quilt blocks</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>quilt squares</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>squares</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>squares, quilt</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ The basic unit of many quilt tops which, sewn together or to setting blocks or sashes, create the design. Blocks are composed of one or many patches, either pieced or appliquéd. Blocks are commonly square, but can also be in other geometric shapes such as hexagons or circles. ]]></note></mads>