Verity Vintage Studio

House Dresses

  • Winterland 1940s Dress

    It must be time for Christmas in July! Riley Blake Designs has some new holiday fabric collections out, and I knew I wanted to be part of the Winterland fabric tour even if it meant sewing with wintry fabric in… Continue reading

  • 1930s Easy Summer Dress

    Time to catch up with another past project!   This was my favorite print from the Blue Stitch collection by Riley Blake Designs, so of course I had to make a dress. Quilting cotton is so perfect for summer clothes,… Continue reading

  • Rare Brown: Floral 1950s House Dress

    So, a long while ago I got this cute vintage cotton on eBay. It was a lot of yardage for a good price. When it arrived I wasn't sure I liked it too much after all, so it sat on… Continue reading

  • Green Early ’40s House Dress

    I liked this fabric so much I ended up accumulating 3 different dress lengths of it. I used one of the three for this fun early 1940s dress.   The pattern was a recent addition. I'm always looking for button… Continue reading

  • Bluebird Blue 1930s Housedress

    A little while ago I found a vintage pattern on eBay that I was so happy to get. It was very similar to another pattern I've owned for a while, but have not been able to make because it doesn't… Continue reading

  • Sunny Floral 1950s House Dress

    Today I'm happy to share one of my favorite new makes from my sewing spree this spring…a cheerful floral 1950s dress. The pattern was a mail order one that I think I purchased with a pattern lot and decided it… Continue reading

  • Simple Gray late ’40s House Dress

    I got this cute quilting cotton off the clearance rack at JoAnn a while ago. I liked the scattered blue flowers, and the larger print. I paired it with a simple post-war 1940s house dress mail order pattern.   I… Continue reading

  • A 1930s Christmas Dress

    Merry 3rd day of Christmas! Christmas is far from over at our house on the 27th so it's still quite season-appropriate to post about the dress I made for Christmas Day this year.   Last year I made a festive… Continue reading

  • 1940s Confetti House Dress

    This was one of the dresses I would have made this summer had I not been pregnant. Now I quickly am squeezing in a few cotton house dresses this fall yet, even though the weather has already turned. I do… Continue reading

  • Utility Style: 1940s Pinafore Dress

    This is not a very exciting project. A lot of my house dresses are nice enough that I don't want to wear them for really dirty work, but sometimes you just need something that you don't really care about, that… Continue reading