Bear’s Quilt Shop in Garden Grove doesn’t try to be eye pleasing. Fabric is stuffed into the corners of the warehouse and classroom. Sewing machines, thread and fabric cutters lay strewn across work ...

Quilting has provided material for collectors for hundreds, if not thousands of years. So what is a quilt? A "summer quilt" or lightweight, has a quilt top with a backing, but lacks the middle layer.

Bear Paw Quilting and Bernina is at 600 W. Kathleen Ave., No. 10, Coeur d’Alene, next to Fred Meyer. A Top Ten Gala Celebration Open House will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, ...