▁four ▁patch es ▁of ▁old ▁s aris ▁or ▁d hot is , ▁fitted ▁one ▁over ▁the ▁other ▁and ▁then ▁qu il ting ▁them ▁together ▁using ▁the ▁thread ▁that ▁was ▁also ▁drawn ▁from ▁the ▁disc arded ▁gar ments . ▁Mot ifs ▁express ing ▁the ▁desire ▁of ▁the ▁mother ▁for ▁her ▁new born ▁child ▁were ▁se wn ▁on ▁the ▁qu ilt , ▁generally ▁done ▁with ▁a ▁chain ▁st itch ▁in ▁dark ▁color . ▁ ▁The ▁Su j ani ▁technique ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁two ▁ancient ▁belief s . ▁In ▁one ▁rit ual istic ▁tradition , ▁it ▁represented ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁a ▁de ity ▁known ▁as ▁" Ch iti ri ya ▁Ma , ▁the ▁Lady ▁of ▁the ▁Tat ters ". ▁It ▁symbol ized ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁un ifying ▁together ▁incon gru ous ▁elements ▁hol ist ically ▁into ▁a ▁un ified ▁whole . ▁The ▁second ▁objective ▁was ▁to ▁make ▁soft ▁cover let ▁to ▁wrap ▁the ▁newly ▁born ▁child ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁child ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁soft ▁h ug ▁of ▁its ▁mother . ▁ ▁The ▁word ▁Su j ani ▁is ▁a ▁comp ound ▁word ▁of ▁‘ su ’ ▁meaning ▁" e asy ▁and ▁facil it ating " ▁and ▁‘ j ani ’ ▁meaning ▁" b irth ". ▁ ▁The ▁mot ifs ▁se wn ▁on ▁the ▁qu ilt ▁represented ▁sun ▁and ▁cloud , ▁indic ative ▁of ▁life - g iving ▁forces , ▁fert ility ▁symbols , ▁sacred ▁animals , ▁and ▁myth ical ▁animals ▁to ▁protect ▁against ▁evil ▁forces , ▁and ▁to ▁attract ▁bless ings ▁from ▁the ▁gods . ▁Use ▁of