Quilted Christmas stockings, while having a unique look in most cases, where you can easily identify it's quilting, on the other hand, can also offer some interesting patterns which are great designs, but look different than what most of us would consider traditional quilting looks.

So while I included traditional-looking quilting below with the Christmas stockings, I added some that are a little different; but for you experienced quilters it probably won't be that different to you.

Either way, they're here to enjoy and hopefully give you some new ideas as to designs and patters for quilted Christmas stockings.

You have everything from the crazy quilt look, to traditional, and again, some that are a little bit off the beaten path.

For many who live in the northern climate of the United States, it's difficult sometimes to think of tropical or island types of themes for Christmas, but they're actually very popular among a lot of people, and the flamingo quilted Christmas stocking below with the palm tree background is a very popular Christmas scene and theme for those living in those regions.

As experienced quilters know, this is a very traditional Christmas look which includes Christmas colors and designs to celebrate the season. For those who love the quilting look, this style always works.

This crazy quilt Christmas stocking is very fun, and would be a hoot to make and put up. I really like the fantastic themes of each quilt piece, as they are all relevant to the wonderful time of year. Great quilted stocking.

Although a quick glance at these Christmas stockings seems to convey the idea they are all the same, in reality they're completely different when you look at the images, symbols and colors. It does show how you can take a certain theme or design and transform it into a variety of stockings.

Aren't these gorgeous? These are of course jeweled quilted Christmas stockings, and they're probably my favorite among all the quilted Christmas stockings shown here. The neutral colors make them a great addition to your Christmas decor as well. Great look!

Here's another great batch of quilted Christmas stockings to inspire you to your own creations. My favorite among them is the bottom row, the second from the right. I think the reason why is the unique colors, and I've always liked how yellow and dark blue go together. All of them are nice though.

Well, there are about 20 quilted Christmas stocking ideas here to get your creative juices flowing. Many have a traditional look, and some add something a little different to surprise and delight those you're making them for.

Quilters, like all people, need to occasionally have a change in order to break things up, and some of these various quilt patterns are just the thing to do it.