Verity Vintage Studio

1950s

  • 1950s Patriotic Floral 2 pc

    I’ve had this outfit planned for at least a year! I never got around to making it last summer, but this year I finally got it done. The floral is from the Thimbleblossoms fabric line called Dwell, which released a… Continue reading

    1950s Patriotic Floral 2 pc

  • 3 Piece Floral Mix & Match

    Berry and Sage by Lori Holt is one of my favorite new recent collections. I love it so much that I’ve already made a quilt top in it, and have plans to join the sew along for the Strawberry Crush… Continue reading

    3 Piece Floral Mix & Match

  • 1950s Blue Flower Cameo Blouse

    I made this a few months ago for the Matilda blog tour for Poppie Cotton, but didn’t get photos of it until recently. This was my favorite print and I think it looks like floral cameos! I picked Butterick 6191,… Continue reading

    1950s Blue Flower Cameo Blouse

  • Raspberry Toile Easter Dress

    I didn’t intend to post two similar dresses in a row, but here we are! For my Easter dress this year I used a small bolt of beautiful red and cream floral toile that I got on sale a while… Continue reading

    Raspberry Toile Easter Dress

  • 1950s Wintry Print Dress

    We had very little winter this year. Seriously. The meadowlarks didn’t even bother to migrate. 🙂 I kept waiting for some snow to take photos of my snow-print dress, but finally gave up and did indoor photos instead. So here… Continue reading

    1950s Wintry Print Dress

  • Rose Trellis Skirt

    I stitched this the beginning of December to wear to our local Christmas concert, but I also wore it again on Christmas Eve to our special candlelit church service, which is when I had a few minutes to grab photos.… Continue reading

    Rose Trellis Skirt

  • 1950s Thanksgiving Dress

    I’ve intended to make a 1950s dress with this blue leaf print for over a year, and it finally happened! This was the 2nd of the 2 fall dresses I sewed in November, and was the one I wore for… Continue reading

    1950s Thanksgiving Dress

  • Late 1950s Fall Fashion in Blue

    I managed to speed sew two more autumnal dresses quickly before it’s time to switch to Christmas sewing. Here is the first one: it uses some lovely Lori Holt fabric from an older line, courtesy of The Timely Tailor –… Continue reading

    Late 1950s Fall Fashion in Blue

  • 1950s Dream Rose Dress

    When I was buying stock for my vintage sewing shop The Timely Tailor, I came across this gorgeous large rose repro print in two different colors. It was from Australia and hard to find in the USA, but incredibly gorgeous… Continue reading

    1950s Dream Rose Dress

  • 1950s Adjustable Dress – Tulip Version

    I've wanted to make a dress in this print ever since it came out in the collection Rosemary Cottage! I stalked it for over a year until it started to go on clearance, when I snagged some yardage in several… Continue reading

    1950s Adjustable Dress – Tulip Version