Cross Stitch Patterns for Mother’s Day

There are so many sweet and funny sentiments you can stitch up for Mother’s Day. Here’s one collection of sweet Mother’s Day cross stitch patterns; this post will have a little of the sweet and a little of the snarky, too. There’s all kinds of moms (and kids!) out there.

Mom deserves flowers that won’t wilt, so stitch up this little hoop of wildflowers from Bella Rosa Craft. It looks like it uses four colors and it fits perfectly in a 4-inch hoop, or you could use it as a greeting card.

My Lovely Embroidery NB has this pretty floral mom cross stitch pattern that uses some bolder colors if that suits your mom’s style (of course you can change up the colors if you’re more of a pastel person). This one is 45 by 46 stitches, which comes out to 3.21 by 3.29 inches, or 8.16 by 8.35 cm, on 14 count fabric and uses eight colors.

If you’re looking for something on the sweet side, there’s this Mother’s Day word art design from PatternsYO that lists all the reasons mothers are amazing. It uses six colors and measures 97 by 135 stitches. On 14 count fabric that’s 6.9 by 9.6 inches or 17.6 by 24.5 cm.

There’s also this sweet sentiment from New England Arts N Craft, from designer Ursula Michael. This one is printed and mailed to you, so order ahead if you want to make this one for this year. The design is 150 by 184 stitches, and it uses 16 colors. On 14 count fabric it is 10.7 by 13.1 inches, or 27.1 by 33.2 cm.

If your mom is a strong woman who made you a strong woman, stitch up this piece from Helens Crossing. This one is a cross stitch kit that includes the pattern, embroidery hoop, 14 count fabric, thread and a needle. It comes out to 6 inches or 15.24 cm, perfect for display in the hoop or you can frame it.

And if your relationship with your mom is more on the sarcastic side, acknowledge the challenge she had in raising you with this design from Oh My Stitches Shop. It looks great on black or any dark fabric, and uses 13 colors. It measures 132 by 130 stitches, which comes out to about 9.05 inches/23.59 cm square.

I was recently approached by Alyssa, the cross stitcher behind the Etsy shop Stitchonomy, to take a look at her cross stitch pattern subscription club, known as The Pattern Club.

I took a look around and there’s a lot of cute stuff and fun options you’ll want to check out, especially if you love themed patterns that are small, easy to stitch and fun to combine.

The Pattern Club combines cross stitching with a social network. When you open the site you’ll see a news feed and have the ability to share updates much like you would on Facebook. You can see who is online, have buddies and post your own updates and photos. The community aspect is a little sparse right now but that should only grow.

The stitch along hub is the place to find the most recent patterns and information on the current stitchalong. As of this writing the Book Lover’s stitchalong was happening, with little designs like Peter Rabbit, a skull for Hamlet and keys for Jane Eyre as well as authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.

Other pattern collections include European designs, Halloween, ocean life, an allotment garden and more. Alyssa tells me there’s a new theme every month that either she picks or members in the community suggest. You can stitch just the patterns you want or put them together to make a larger collage.

The Stitchanomini vault gives you access to all of the previous patterns, and new patterns are released daily through the stitchalong. You can download individual patterns (most of them are 19 by 19 stitches) as PDFs or Pattern Keeper files. The PDFs include a color and black and white chart as well as a floss list.

Another cool thing you can do is build your own pattern collages from all of the squares that have been released. The collage configurator allows you to add patterns of your choosing to a grid ranging from 2×2 patterns up to 4×4. You can scroll through all the current patterns or search by theme and size to make a project that suits your needs. (Above is an example I made kind of at random but you get the idea.)

If you want to check it out, you can grab a three-day free trial and see all the pattern options. Membership is $7.99 a month, or if you pay for a year at a time you’ll get two months free. In addition to the patterns in the club, members receive discounts on patterns and supplies purchased through the shop within the club. Annual members get access to three paid/retired stitchalongs and lifetime members receive all retired patterns.

If you check it out I’d love to hear what you think!

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