quiltmaker101

Marybeth, thanks for the tip. I was reading this thread thinking maybe I could get an idea for the hanky quilt I want to make. My grandmother passed away a year ago, and I inherited her handkerchief collection (great grandmothers' and hers.) They are all sizes, but I think I can do it with this McCalls pattern.

Yippeeee!!! :P :-P

Knot Sew

My doily's are all sizes, a pastel background sounds good. They are a heavy cotton. How do I attach them . Tack or hand or machine. These are so many different patterns ,that it will be each block different. sone are round square and runners

isnthatodd

I think I would try to tack them with some matching thread if possible. If you could do it in about 1/4 to 12 inch, it would give a 3-D effect.

Feathers

Hi Ruth Camp:
I wish I had a bagfull of old doilies! What a find. In Feb. 2003 I was invited to a quilt group meeting and one of the ladies did a program on making quilt blocks with doilies. I will attache a picture of the one I made. Please understand, I had NEVER made anything but a crazy quilt with square blocks from scrap fabric so when I was told to bring "Valentine" fabric I got a couple pieces and off I went. As you can see, my selection wasn't great as I didn't think the 2 fabrics I took would be in the SAME block but Oh! well. At least you can see what the block looks like. the doilies were rounded or scalloped edged and we folded them in half and cut them then folded each half again and cut to get the four corners of the block. Have fun.

Feathers

Knot Sew

I think I will have to lay out what I have and see what you think. I will get a pic an be back...the pictures areon the next page.......Now do i sew these underneath, and quilt before or after...I just don't understand how to attach them with out changing them or have them floppy and loose

Knot Sew

Doily

isnthatodd

What a gorgeous collection! You might want to do 2 quilts, one with the lace doilies and one with the solid ones. The solid ones could be put on appropriately colored background cloth and then worked together like a puzzle. That way you could accomodate all the sizes (that's the mathematician in me coming out). The lace ones could be backed with coordinated fabrics so that the lace stands out. You could quilt each piece based on its own design. Make a pieced border that brings all the colors together. ( I do well on paper, not so well at actually getting something fini - oops, not that word)

Sis

What a lovely collection! If you don't want to cut them, I have seen these matted (acid-free) and framed as keepsakes. Or tacked to fabric then framed. I know once your creative juices begin flowing, the ideas will just pop into your mind. :wink:

quiltmaker101

Ruth, I would put the doily and the backing in an embroidery hoop to hold them tight, then hand stitch to anchor them on. When it comes to quilting, I think if you out line each one would look best.

Maybe you could use embellishments to attach the doilies all the way through instead of quilting them? Beads or buttons or some kind of interesting item tied on?

And if you put sashing between them you can arrange them so that it looks like a charm quilt.

Just some ideas... :lol:

Feathers

Hi Ruth:
Your doilies are gorgeous. I don't think I could cut them up to make a block like the one I sent in for you to see. Please, when you decide what to do with the doilies send pictures so we can all ohhhh and ahhhh over your creative choices. Thanks for sharing.

Feathers