Sewing Machine Request

Inspiritus Coastal Georgia is a local organization that works with local refugee families.  If anyone has or knows of a sewing machine that could be donated to an Afghani mother of five who wants to sew clothes for her children please text Cissy Hoffman at 912-656-7900.  Thanks, Janie Brodhead

Sewing Machine Request

Inspiritus Coastal Georgia is a local organization that works with local refugee families.  If anyone has or knows of a sewing machine that could be donated to an Afghani mother of five who wants to sew clothes for her children please text Cissy Hoffman at 912-656-7900.  Thanks, Janie Brodhead

Corrected Saturday meeting info

Hello everyone! Our April Guild meeting is this Saturday. We will be meeting at Southside Baptist Church (5502 Skidaway Road) in the Fellowship Hall. You can park behind the building and enter through the back door as in the past. The door under the breezeway will also be unlocked and may offer easier access for some. Just make sure you check in with Donna Vandable at the Membership table.

Brenda Dyer, owner of Savannah Sews in Pooler, will be our guest speaker. Feel free to bring your latest project for Show and Tell. If you participated in the March workshop be sure to bring your Ombré Table Runner. And last, but not least, wear your name tag.  Can’t wait to see you Saturday!

Sandra Ailio obituary

(Thank you to Gail Scarbrough for submitting this information. Sandra will be missed by our Guild! There are no arrangements for a memorial service as of yet.)

Sandra Lee (Butler Drummond) Ailio passed away Feb. 20, 2022 in her Savannah home at the far-too-young age of 77. Her beloved husband Jukka and daughter Debbie were at her side.  

Born in Palo Alto, CA in 1944, Sandra excelled in school and in every job she ever had.  At 18 she opened a business of secretarial services while tending to her infant daughter.  

She went on to carve herself a marvelous career in Human Resources.  She was smart, a quick learner, hard worker and always ready to help.  She mentored many along her long career.

In the 1980’s and 1990’s she worked in Silicon Valley with some of the founding fathers as the world rapidly transitioned into the digital age.  She was proud when daughter Debbie became an attorney and mother and daughter worked sidebyside for several years as HR managers in leading Silicon Valley tech companies.  Sandra enjoyed this exciting fast-paced time until her retirement from Microsystems (now Oracle).

Upon retirement she and Jukka enjoyed travel and boating.  When they moved to Savannah, Sandra became an avid quilter, member of The Savannah Quilt Guild and accumulated a truly impressive “stash” of beautiful fabric.  She was always ready to pitch in. She will be missed by her family and many friends for her good humor, thoughtfulness and kindness.

She is survived by her husband, Jukka Ailio, daughter Debbie Snow and granddaughter Nicole Ebert.

April Workshop Reminder

To all members who signed up for the Diva Wallet workshop on April 9th, there’s only 11 days to prepare!  If you haven’t ordered your Diva wallet kit from sewmanycreationsny.com,  time is running out…order it ASAP!  The complete supply list will be sent out by end of week.

If you can’t remember if you signed up for the workshop,  email me at maxwellsgal@aol.com.   You may text me at 757)334-3907 but, please, do not call me.

It’s going to be a great workshop!   Don’t drop the ball on this opportunity!

Jan Smart