Cross Stitch Birth Announcements

One of the most classic cross stitch gifts I can think of is to make a cross stitch birth announcement. These patterns that include the name, birthdate and sometimes other information about the new little one come in all sorts of designs to suit any kind of nursery decor.

Of course there are tons I could share but I picked these cross stitch birth announcements to give you an idea of the array of potential designs out there. You can always search from something more specific on Etsy or wherever you like to buy patterns if you’re looking for, say, florals or a jungle theme or whatever you want.

If you’re going super traditional, this Mother Goose birth announcement from Kooler Design Studio is really cute. It’s a sampler style with bits of nursery rhymes, stitched characters and space for the birth information. You can download the pattern from LoveCrafts.

This bunting announcement from Pinecone McGee on Etsy is super cute and simple to do. You can work the bunting flags in an array of colors, or choose colors specific to baby’s nursery. You could also add a little chain stitching or back stitching between the flags to make it look more like they are hanging.

If modern looking flowers are more your speed, you’ll love this pretty design from Happinest on Etsy. The colors are not pastel, but you can change them if you’d rather it read a little more “baby.”

Looking for something for a future nature lover? Vlada X Stitch has made this great design with tall pine trees and bears. It’s only four colors, so it’s pretty easy to stitch, too.

I love this colorful and super sweet welcome to the world birth announcement cross stitch pattern from Stitchrovia. It’s very colorful and most of the 120 by 120 stitch area is filled with stitching, but it’s well worth the effort for this cuteness.

If you’re celebrating the arrival of a rainbow baby, or just love the look of rainbows, this muted design from Hoop Modern Design on Etsy is a great option. As shown it uses five colors, and you can keep with the pastels or go with bolder options depending on your decor.

Birth Announcement books

I started writing this one as a designer spotlight kind of post, and then I realized when I was almost done with it that I had actually featured this designer before. It was in late 2024, so I’ll forgive myself for forgetting, but it’s worth taking another look at Mama Witch Cross Stitch. It looks like the shop has changed a bit since the last time I looked in, and you all just needed to see this amazing pattern anyway.

In the listing this one is called “whimsical opossum,” because of course it is. This little creature is sporting a straw hat and playing a banjo next to a crock of moonshine and surrounded by a wreath of pumpkins, mushrooms and other fall icons. Clicking through the images, though, I see it’s also called Possum Song, which is also pretty great.

Either way, the design is 144 by 130 stitches, which comes out to 10.29 by 9.29 inches, or about 26 by 23.5 cm on 14 count fabric.

This is not the only possum pattern offered by this shop, but you get the vibe from this one.

And to quickly check in on the rest of the shop, there are a great number of Halloween themed cross stitch patterns here, too, many with a sort of dark whimsy like mermaid skeletons, cat witches and a pumpkin-headed rider on a skeleton unicorn, to name just a few.

Another category worth noting, though it is much smaller, is “sad Victorian ghosts,” which features ghosts (sometimes in Victorian garb, sometimes not) going to the pub and the library, hanging laundry and taking a bath.

There are also a lot of Christmas designs, some sweet and some snarky, and a few creepy ones, too. Other categories include the new for 2026 “sunny patterns” (similar style motifs just with brighter colors and lighter backgrounds), as well as bookmarks and mini cross stitch designs.

[Photo: Mama Witch Cross Stitch]

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