Carly is here this week from Citric Sugar.
I had to show this amazing quilt first--you can read about it here. Really--take the time to read this post!
Anyway, this is what I received in the mail from Carly.
Those pieces are teeny tiny, like 1/2" squares! Orange zipper, orange lining--Carly pays attention to all the little details. (Oh, and we both share a love of orange.) It is gorgeous and I just love it so much!
You want to know more about her, right?
Carly, how did you choose the name for your blog?
I wanted a name that reflected me and my style. I'm a bit of a
softie but I tend to disguise that with humour, therefore: Citric for
the zing, Sugar for my inner marshmallow. I wanted something that would
make a good "brand" name, too, if I suddenly developed ambition but
didn't tie me down to a particular theme if I later changed my mind
about the direction of my blog. I kept having this image of a sliced
ruby red grapefruit stuck in my head but thought, hmmm.. Slice of
Grapefruit sounds more like an overly food-conscious diet blog. (Most
definitely not me - bring on the cheesecake!) Instead, I liked the idea
of something not too sweet but not too edgy, either. Simple. Fresh and
clean.
Were there other names you considered, and can you share any of them with us?
Bittersweet was a word I tossed
around a bit but it sounded too chocolatey and brown, kinda fussy, and
potentially maudlin. I wanted the name to somehow keep me on a sunnier
path with what I chose to share, to remind me of positive things, and
refresh my optimism, as well as my creativity. Plus, orange is my
favourite colour and it just wasn't going to blend with 'bittersweet'...
So I nixed that word. I'll save maudlin and wistful for another blog -
haha!
Now that you are recognized by Citric Sugar, are you happy with it, or do you wish you could change it to something else?
I'm not going to lie - I kinda love
it. I am really comfortable as "Citric Sugar", and it's evolved into a
bit of a nickname in real life, so that's pretty cool. I don't think
I'd change it if I could. I'd have to start an entirely new blog in a
totally new direction and that sounds like an incredible amount of work.
I'd prefer to save that energy for all my other creative endeavours...
Thanks for inviting me to play The Name Game!!
Thanks for playing along this week, Carly!
I hope all of you will hop over to Carly's blog and say hi.
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I also hail orange as the most supreme of all colors and I love the name citric sugar- how clever!
Nice to be introduced to a new blog! And its a great name!
What beautiful work she does! I loved reading about that quilt and all of the meaning of the different blocks. Thanks for the introduction to another orange lover.
I follow Carly's blog. She is very talented and I love her writing!
I just love the idea of doing a swap! I've never done one before. Her work is beautiful.
Amanda Rose
http://sewmuchtosay.blogspot.com
Such a variety of interesting work.
Great to get to meet another blogger and Carly's work is beautiful. I really enjoyed the quilting and the philosophy behind the first quilt (via the link). Thanks for another intro, Cindy :)
Such a great selection of photos - I'm off to see more!
Thanks for such a grand introduction! Do love your name Carly!
I love your spotlight of Carly, although I will always think of her as Citric Sugar ;-) She does such beautiful work!!! In addition to her fabulous quilting, she has to be one of the most thoughtful and kindest blogger!! I frequently read her comments around blog land, and she is so generous with her support of other quilters!!
Hi! The quilt in the first photo was the one that impressed me so to start to follow Carly - it was in Blogger's quilt festival. Carly, I love your colourful and very talented work and your name is very delicious and perfect for you! x Teje
Ah, shucks, you guys… I'm blushing over here! Thanks so much, Cindy - this was too fun!
Ha! This was so much fun to read! P.S. How lucky are you to get to call that beautiful miniature patchwork creation your own?!
Love the name, and love the blog!
I love Carly and her blog!!! So glad you featured her on The Name Game.
P.S. Thank you Cindy for sharing the link to Carly's Teacher Identity Quilt! I just read that post and was overwhelmed!!! Don't know how I missed this before so thank you again for including that link in Carly's feature.
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