▁with ▁the ▁symmet rical ▁design ▁cut ▁from ▁only ▁one ▁piece ▁of ▁fabric ." ▁ ▁South ▁Asian ▁qu il ting ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁primary ▁forms ▁of ▁qu il ting ▁that ▁origin ate ▁in ▁South ▁Asia : ▁Nak sh i ▁K anth a ▁and ▁R al li . ▁Nak sh i ▁K anth a ▁qu il ts ▁origin ated ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁are ▁typically ▁made ▁of ▁scra ps ▁and ▁worn - out ▁fabric ▁st itch ed ▁together ▁with ▁old ▁s ari ▁threads ▁using ▁kan tha ▁emb roid ery ▁st itch es . ▁" The ▁layers ▁of ▁cloth ▁were ▁spread ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁held ▁in ▁place ▁with ▁weights ▁at ▁the ▁edges , ▁and ▁se wn ▁together ▁with ▁rows ▁of ▁large ▁bast ing ▁st itch es . ▁The ▁cloth ▁was ▁then ▁fol ded ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁whenever ▁there ▁was ▁time ." ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁kan tha ▁are ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁R al li ▁qu il ts ▁are ▁tradition ally ▁made ▁in ▁Pakistan , ▁western ▁India , ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area . ▁They ▁are ▁made ▁by ▁every ▁sector ▁of ▁society ▁including ▁H indu ▁and ▁Muslim ▁women , ▁women ▁of ▁different ▁cast es , ▁and ▁women ▁from ▁different ▁towns ▁or ▁villages ▁or ▁tribes ▁with ▁the ▁colors ▁and ▁designs ▁varying ▁among ▁these ▁groups . ▁The ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁r al anna , ▁a ▁word ▁meaning ▁to ▁mix ▁or ▁connect . ▁Qu il ts ▁to ps ▁were ▁designed ▁and ▁pie ced ▁by ▁one ▁woman ▁using ▁scra ps ▁of ▁hand - dy ed