PORT ANGELES — Georgia Kitselman has always been crafty, right down to the clothes on her back.
During the Depression, she tore apart old coats and sewed their material into awe-inspiring jackets.
Earlier, she crafted a stylish high school graduation gown for herself out of flowing aqua-colored silk.
And even earlier still, Kitselman exhibited her first entry in the Clallam County Fair.
That was 1923. Eighty years later, Kitselman is still showcasing her wares at the annual fair.
“Keeps me out of mischief,” said the 90-year-old, who this weekend is exhibiting a quilt she created for her 8-year-old great-granddaughter in the fair’s Home Arts building. “And I feel thankful that I’ve had good eyesight and I’ve enjoyed doing things throughout the years.”
It’s a rare year that doesn’t see Kitselman’s quilts, paintings, crocheting, knitting or other crafts on display at the fairgrounds. Last summer, Kitselman spent two months at a convalescent home and did not enter items at the fair, “but that’s unusual,” she said.
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The rest of this story appears in Thursday’s Peninsula Daily News.