What great treasures to have. I have done a little pieces with doilies. My suggestion would be to starch them and I did some hand sewing and machine zig zag to secure on a creamy colored back ground. It was much easier to handle. I added some buttons, lace, ribbon and some Yo Yo's out of some great vintage fabric. I've also make my own dresser scarf out of old linens and such w/ ribbon and lace. I did it like a Crazy quilt but not so much fancy stitching. I did use some of the decorator stitches on my machine. My sis loved it so guess what she got for Christmas. Lol I would say just go for it and what your eye tells you. Enjoy these treasures.