The Nature of Quilts exhibit featuring Dixie Haywood of Pendleton and Dottie Moore of Rock Hill is now on display at the S.C. Botanical Garden's Discovery Center gallery and will run through September.

Haywood, Who's Who

of American Quilters, is a master hand quilter who concentrates on traditional designs. Haywood has authored several books

including Foundation Quilting

, which is for sale in the Garden Gift Shop.

Moore, fiber artist and quilter, blends elements of nature with symbolism for creative contemporary results.

The two artists will conduct a day- long workshop on July 21 from 9

am- noon with Moore's Gardening

the Imagination: Creative

Quilts Inspired by

Nature, which will include a walk through the garden and techniques on incorporating nature elements into quilt designs.

The afternoon session will be from 1- 5 pm and

Haywood will teach Crazy

Quilting with a Difference.

Participants should bring five or six coordinated fabrics, including prints and solids in varying values or in one color in differing scale and values, a sewing machine, and basic sewing supplies.

The cost is $90 for both workshops, which includes lunch and refreshments. Space is limited to 20 participants.

The South Carolina Botanical Garden is located on the Clemson University campus at the intersection of Highway 76 and Perimeter Road. It encompasses 295 acres of gardens, streams, and woodlands, and is open year- round.

Contact Christine Drais, (864) 656-3405 for more information.