(photo from Lifetime tv)
Here is Pamela's exit interview from Blogging Project Runway. It is a fabulous interview that showcases just how special she really is. Make sure you listen all the way to the end!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Interview with Pamela Ptak
(photo from Lifetime tv)
Here is Pamela's exit interview from Blogging Project Runway. It is a fabulous interview that showcases just how special she really is. Make sure you listen all the way to the end!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
OK, Project Runway Judges officially stink
This bites the big one. Here is the rant:
I have always thought that the judging on Project Runway was haphazard. Now they have proved it. I'm tired of them keeping poor garments and kicking off outfits that were obviously better and should have been safe. There were at least 2 dresses- Ping's and Jesus's-that should have scored lower than Pam's. I don't get how she was the one kicked off. I am very tired of them rewarding poor construction and fit one week, then using them as reasons to pick on someone the next week, ignoring the challenge parameters one week, and enforcing them the next.
How about some consistency here, guys? This is the 7th year, for goodness sake, not the first. Two of the top three had major fit problems in the bust, and Heidi says she doesn't mind? Every other time she lets people have it when the bust doesn't fit because of all her years with Victorias. Either it fits properly or it doesn't.
Now, I'm not saying they should have picked my friend to win. I've done a lot of evaluations and I know that there are a lot of variables in what they are looking for, and I am tougher on the people I'm close to than I am on people I don't know, because I know what they are capable of.
So, since they determined the bottom 3 were Pamela, Ping and Jesus this week, then here is how it should have gone, based solely on their comments:
Ping's had no style, showed the butt, and excentuated the hips, which is what they complained so badly about with Anthony's dress last week, and they had nothing they could compliment her on. She couldn't even justify it. They also said she didn't get the challange. She should have been out. (She, however is one of the spacey, interesting ones, and that gets attention, so of course she will stay. Remember the one they thought was a space cadet who spit marked her clothes? And who can forget Santino and Wendy. This is reality tv.)
Jesus's was covered in other fabric, they didn't like the colors, style or construction, and said he didn't follow the challange. In my opinion though, the bodice fit was spot on, especially compared to #1, (gapping under the arms) & #2 (gapping at CF very much), but they had good designs. I would place him 1 up from the bottom because the fit was better than Pings, but I would have understood if they had kicked him off because he kept so little of the required fabric showing, and Pings was all burlap.
Pamela's should defiantly have been safe. They thought it fit too tightly and was short; I've seen them rave over dresses that fit tighter and were way too short. They loved the dying, but didn't like that it looked like denim. They didn't like the style, but didn't tear it apart as much as the others. They thought the construction was good, though they didn't like the fit over the butt. She should have been safe.
Is that impartial enough?
OK, Rant over. Now maybe I'll watch it impartially again. Maybe. Pamela's like family; I won't forget this. Pamela,you showed grace under pressure and were a true inspiration!
I have always thought that the judging on Project Runway was haphazard. Now they have proved it. I'm tired of them keeping poor garments and kicking off outfits that were obviously better and should have been safe. There were at least 2 dresses- Ping's and Jesus's-that should have scored lower than Pam's. I don't get how she was the one kicked off. I am very tired of them rewarding poor construction and fit one week, then using them as reasons to pick on someone the next week, ignoring the challenge parameters one week, and enforcing them the next.
How about some consistency here, guys? This is the 7th year, for goodness sake, not the first. Two of the top three had major fit problems in the bust, and Heidi says she doesn't mind? Every other time she lets people have it when the bust doesn't fit because of all her years with Victorias. Either it fits properly or it doesn't.
Now, I'm not saying they should have picked my friend to win. I've done a lot of evaluations and I know that there are a lot of variables in what they are looking for, and I am tougher on the people I'm close to than I am on people I don't know, because I know what they are capable of.
So, since they determined the bottom 3 were Pamela, Ping and Jesus this week, then here is how it should have gone, based solely on their comments:
Ping's had no style, showed the butt, and excentuated the hips, which is what they complained so badly about with Anthony's dress last week, and they had nothing they could compliment her on. She couldn't even justify it. They also said she didn't get the challange. She should have been out. (She, however is one of the spacey, interesting ones, and that gets attention, so of course she will stay. Remember the one they thought was a space cadet who spit marked her clothes? And who can forget Santino and Wendy. This is reality tv.)
Jesus's was covered in other fabric, they didn't like the colors, style or construction, and said he didn't follow the challange. In my opinion though, the bodice fit was spot on, especially compared to #1, (gapping under the arms) & #2 (gapping at CF very much), but they had good designs. I would place him 1 up from the bottom because the fit was better than Pings, but I would have understood if they had kicked him off because he kept so little of the required fabric showing, and Pings was all burlap.
Pamela's should defiantly have been safe. They thought it fit too tightly and was short; I've seen them rave over dresses that fit tighter and were way too short. They loved the dying, but didn't like that it looked like denim. They didn't like the style, but didn't tear it apart as much as the others. They thought the construction was good, though they didn't like the fit over the butt. She should have been safe.
Is that impartial enough?
OK, Rant over. Now maybe I'll watch it impartially again. Maybe. Pamela's like family; I won't forget this. Pamela,you showed grace under pressure and were a true inspiration!
Project Runway, week 1- Pamela Ptak
Comments From Pamela Ptak in a chat on
www.leighvalleylive.com
last friday after the premiere of season 7....
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last friday after the premiere of season 7....
On why she wanted to be on the show......One of the most important reasons I did this show was to be an inspiration. ..to show that you could be NICE, and talented and create great pieces and succeed. I want everyone to go after their dreams. That's the most important thing to me.
On the pink dress, after a picture of it was posted...... I have been missing seeing that dress. I loved it so. I heard an audible WOW gasped from behind me when she first walked out...that was Seth. He's an awesome guy and I have to say a generous one. He tried to be kind to everyone.
...... This dress had some VERY special features. It is two complete dresses. One is hot pink. the other is navy. It is FULLY reversible & perfect on both sides. I hand sewed in the invisible zipper on the one side and then hand pick stitched it on the other so you can zip it up both ways without seeing a smidge of the zipper. I am very proud of it & it fits my aesthetic.
...... I don't know if anyone knew? If I had been in the top three or the bottom three, people would definitely have found out becasue I would have asked my model to show it reversed.
On not seeing as much of the work being done on the show now...... I really love when they show the workmanship also. You can see in the still shots shown in some papers that Lifetime did take shots when we were working. I think sometimes the contestants don't keep their hands out of the way of the camera.
...... If anyone wants to see more of my designwork, go to www.PamelaPtak.com
On the attention she has received since being on the show...... I have had such great response from this. I am having garments from my spring summer 2010 collection (shown in NYC last Sept) appearing in 2 Philly magazines this spring.
..... You each have something you were meant to be or meant to do or meant to say in this world. Be it. Do it. Say it. And don't worry what people think.
Reporter Kelly Huff, The Express-Times, Easton , PA
so they can get all the details of Pam's Runway adventures.
so they can get all the details of Pam's Runway adventures.
I LOVE this last one:
Quoted in the same paper the day before the show in a full page story on Pamela....."There’s nothing I can’t do when it comes to sewing," Ptak said. "Once you’ve been a brain surgeon, you’re not afraid to stitch a cut after having the highest training. When someone says a job can’t be done, I ask them to hand it to me, and I hand it back finished.”
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Color Scheme Designer
Here is a great color tool to play with! There are many options beyond the normal mono and complimentary. It also allows you to play with hue saturation and lightness tools, among others. Enjoy!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Gourmet Crochet: Variations on a theme mystery afghan crochet-along
Gourmet Crochet: Variations on a theme mystery afghan crochet-along
My first attempt at posting a link directly from another blog. Hopefully successful. Welcome to the new year!
This link is to the blog of a wonderful crochet designer. I say wonderful because she does quality work, not crafty work. Now there is nothing wrong with crafty, but what I want to crochet is quality; antique, high end and couture work, to me, is quality.
I will be working along with this CAL (crochet-a-long) and, as soon as I get my camera fixed, will post photos of the blocks as they progress.
What will you be working on?
My first attempt at posting a link directly from another blog. Hopefully successful. Welcome to the new year!
This link is to the blog of a wonderful crochet designer. I say wonderful because she does quality work, not crafty work. Now there is nothing wrong with crafty, but what I want to crochet is quality; antique, high end and couture work, to me, is quality.
I will be working along with this CAL (crochet-a-long) and, as soon as I get my camera fixed, will post photos of the blocks as they progress.
What will you be working on?
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