how to quilt old doilies??
 

All the ones that I have seen have the doily or runner appliqued onto a backing fabric (especially pretty with doilies), then that piece is pieced into a quilt.

You need to check out Cindy Needham. She does beautiful stuff with old doilies and linens. Here is one example: http://blog.cindyneedham.com/2014/06...-workshop.html

She does workshops, retreats, and has a class listed on Craftsy. I recommend spending some serious time perusing her website and her blog, she has a wealth of information. :thumbup:

I second the recommendation of Cindy Needham. I took her craftsy class and enjoyed it. She also has a book, hard to find and expensive, called Wholecloth Linen Quilts. She has done some amazing things with the types of items you have.

Wish I could find a site for crocheted doilies... again, probably just appliqueing them to background fabric and then making a quilt would work??

I have some older doilies from my Grandmother and some I have bought at quilt shows and consignment stores. I am planning to use them in my landscape quilts as snow on the ground, lacy clouds in the sky, etc. I just love incorporating the old into the new.

how to quilt using old doilies.
 

I would also be interested in using old doilies in quilts. I was wondering how you can treat them when cutting them.

Check Pinterest for inspiration, there are some beautiful quilts. Many of them could be used for ideas without using a pattern.

Years ago - so long ago that HGTV aired mostly crafts shows - Simply Quilts had an episode featuring Sharon Rexroad. I bought her book, Doily Magic, as well as some doilies. Haven't yet used them, but I am planning to do a heart one for a valentine's wall hanging.

I've been collecting doilies, dresser scarf sets, embroidered pillow cases, etc. I plan on using some of the items in clothing for little girls, making pillow case dresses and incorporating some of the pieces into a crazy quilt.