Cross Stitch Something Sweet for Mom

These Mother’s Day cross stitch patterns are also great to gift a mom any time of year.

This definition of a mother cross stitch from Little Things by Joe would also be great for a new mom, not just your mom. It uses two colors and is 210 by 210 stitches, which comes out to 15 inches/about 38 cm on 14 count fabric. Make the hearts pink, red or any color to coordinate with baby’s room or mom’s favorite color.

Another great one for moms of all sorts if this word art Mother design from Kym’s Cross Stitch. This colorful design features words about mom as well as images like flowers and butterflies. When worked on 14 count fabric it comes out to 9.6 by 15 inches, or 24 by 38 cm.

This folk art sampler from Maroon Embroidery features silhouettes of a mom and daughter with ponytails, but you could leave them out if that doesn’t fit your family. Other images include flowers, teacups and hearts. The design is 160 by 160 stitches and uses 18 colors. On 14 count fabric it would come out to 11.4 inches/29 cm, or 10 inches/25.4 cm on 16 count.

This romantic looking pattern from ONESEO is a nice choice, too, with wreaths of clovers, birds and a bouquet. It uses 19 colors and is 200 by 200 stitches, or 14.3 inches/36.3 cm on 14 count fabric.

Another sweet design is this Love You Mom one from Natalka Studio. I love the colors on this one and the pretty arrangement of flowers. This one uses 23 colors and is 100 by 98 stitches. That’s 7.1 by 7 inches or 18.1 by 17.8 cm on 14 count fabric.

Or go a little simpler with this Mom floral cross stitch pattern from A New Creation by Alison. This sweet design measures 82 by 50 stitches and was worked in 16 count fabric, making the finished size about 5 by 3 inches/12.7 by 7.62 cm. Stitched in this manner it fits in a 4×6 frame.

If your mama is from the ’70s, she’ll probably love this Queen-inspired design from Rich Bitch Cross Stitching. It features Freddy Mercury singing an iconic line from “Bohemian Rhapsody” and measures 78 by 61 stitches. The design comes out to 5.57 by 4.35 inches, or about 14 by 11 cm, on 14 count fabric.

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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