The Supper Quilt
The Last Supper quilt was made with the guidance of a computer generated image of Leonardo's masterpiece. A picture of daVinci’s Last Supper was enlarged many times over until blocks of color (pixels) appeared. A print out of these pixels became the template that helped Don to determine the color placement of fabric needed . The fabric was cut to size, placed in baggies, and filed by color. A flannel wall in his studio was used to arrange the one inch squares of fabric into large areas of the quilt. The columns of squares were then numbered and taken to his Singer featherweight sewing machine and sewn together. These columns were soon attached to others . Many columns were needed before an image could be seen. The large sections would be completed and set aside so that the process could repeat itself. After two and one half years of work, piecing of The Supper was completed in August of 1999. Joy Press of Godley, TX. hand dyed the fabric used for the back of the quilt.
Dr. Don Locke
When Dr. Locke retired from his dentistry practice he needed a hobby. His wife quilted, so he decided to give it a try. Once he started, he was hooked. Several years after beginning to quilt he took up the challenge of making this quilt.