I would quilt the stockings as they would be much more stable. When my kids were little my sister told me about a panel of 2 stockings that you could make for your door. Well, we really put a lot into our stockings, as the stocking was like another present that they could open until we all got up and started opening presents. I used only a muslin backing and the stocking (which was nearly 3 ft. tall), so until the stockings were filled, they were rather floppy. Since then, the stockings I made (had to make them smaller, too expensive to fill) were quilted, particularly the front where I used squares, then quilted them, they were much sturdier. This year I think I'll use some quilted fabric for the back, since a friend was cleaning out her stash and gave me two large pieces of quilted fabric, but I will also quilt the patchwork front. The quilting just makes them hang better when you hang them on your mantle, stairs or wherever you hang your stockings. I forgot to add that I really like your stockings with the pieced star block at the top, nice work, thanks for sharing them with us.