Verity Vintage Studio

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  • Adjustable 1940s Striped Housedress

    Here's my next sewing creation with maternity in mind, though the original pattern is a teen girl's style and not intended at all for pregnancy. Yet I think it will work very well, and doesn't look like a maternity pattern so… Continue reading

  • Talking About Sewing Vintage Maternity

      I have to say that I'm not a fan of a lot of modern maternity clothes. Too tight. Nor do I want to look like a walking tent. I am hoping that the vintage maternity patterns I have – from… Continue reading

  • Late 1930s Transitional Dress…and a Secret

    I've finally gotten interested in sewing again after a few rather unproductive months at the sewing machine. Before warm weather fully arrives, I made a transitional late 1930s dress that is in fall and winter colors, but with short sleeves and lightweight… Continue reading

  • The Maxim

    It is a truth universally acknowledged… …that no matter how many buttons one collects, one rarely has the right buttons for the current sewing project!   This truth leads to the buying of vintage button lots, in the hopes that… Continue reading

  • The Polka Dot Project – 1950s Coat Dress

    This dress is one reason I wrote last week's post about procrastination. I cut it out over a month ago, then there it sat. I couldn't get the impetus to start it, until I forced myself to sit down and… Continue reading

  • 6 Ways to Persevere Through Sewing Project Procrastination

    Much as seamstresses love to sew, sometimes we can get excited about a new fabric or pattern, and even go so far as to pair it with the perfect match and cut it out. There it is, neatly stacked and folded… Continue reading

  • 1940s Black-and-Raspberry Peplum Dress

    My first project in 2017 was a fun and simple one. I badly needed some winter-appropriate additions to my wardrobe, so as soon as the holidays were over I got out some black and raspberry gingham rayon and a pattern from… Continue reading

  • The Verity Vintage Wedding Dress, Part Three – The Finishing Touches

    After various delays, here's the final installment chronicling the adventure of making my wedding dress! (Read part one and part two.)   I toyed with the idea of draping the skirt somehow, over an underskirt of the lace, but couldn't come… Continue reading

  • 2016 Sewing Recap

      I didn't really have any sewing goals for the year, but just sewed what I needed to or felt like making, so it's interesting to see the variety of things I actually completed, and which ones ended up being… Continue reading

  • Poppy Print Christmas Dress

    Ooooh, but it felt so good to get back to sewing! My last sewing project months ago was my wedding dress. Since then I've been far too busy after the wedding with moving and settling in to do any sewing. I… Continue reading