Pretty Cross Stitch Flower Patterns for Spring

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, we’re getting pretty close to spring but it still feels far off for a lot of us who still have some cold weather to get through.

Stitching up some flowers before we can see them outside is a nice way to add a little color to late winter. These projects are perfect for framing, or you can add the smaller designs to aprons, napkins, or tea towels, stitch them and mount them on cards, or other uses.

I always think of daffodils first when I think of spring flowers. They’re just so cheerful and a bright spot in early spring days. This free pattern from Cross Stitch Club uses 26 colors and is 160 by 400 stitches. That’s about 11.4 by 28.5 inches on 14 count fabric.

Tulips are another favorite flower that comes up in the spring. This gorgeous design features tulips in a wheelbarrow and has a watercolor feel to it. The design is 185 by 181 stitches, or 13.2 by 12.9 inches on 14 count fabric. You can grab the pattern from Laser Arts Designs on Etsy.

This pretty pattern from DMC is called Spring Roses, and it was designed by Dana Batho. As shown it uses 20 colors but you could also stitch the flowers individually or without the branches and leaves among them if you don’t like that look or want something a little more minimalist.

And if you’re looking for a bunch of different flowers — spring flowers or otherwise — that you can stitch as a giant sampler or add to all sorts of projects throughout the year, check out this collection of 48 flowers from So Easy PDF on Etsy. This is a digital download of a pattern originally released in the 1990s. There are all sorts of flowers to stitch here including daffodils, hyacinths, roses, bleeding hearts, hibiscus and more. Great for cross stitching flowers throughout the year.

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I feel like I’ve written about TeaJeigh Designs before but I think maybe it’s just because I have shared this shop’s patterns a few times before that it feels familiar. But it’s worth a look so let’s take a peek at their offerings!

This shop based in Canada has a variety of designs, but many of them are what she calls “mix and match” designs. These all feature a quote or saying that takes up on half of the design, while the other half includes an associated image, such as the person who said it, a mandala design, half a butterfly or a tree or what have you.

The biggest category in the mix and match section is mandalas, so that’s why I picked one of them to share. They aren’t all strictly mandalas, and most of them have a feminist or positive thinking vibe to them. The one shown does actually include a floral mandala design, and you can change the three colors used to suit your decor or your favorites if you like.

This one uses four colors total and measures 183 by 214 stitches. On 14 count fabric that would make the finished design 13.2 by 15.25 inches, or 33.5 by 38.7 cm. There are other counts given in the pattern notes if you want to make a smaller version.

The thing that’s cool about these designs and why they are called mix and match is that you can swap in other text if you like this mandala but a different saying, for example.

The mix and match designs also include butterflies, fantasy and nature, baby and kids, Halloween and fall and winter and Christmas designs, so there are a lot of options if you like this style.

In addition to these designs you’ll find other Christmas and winter patterns, often still with a lot of text, as well as spring and summer, fall and Halloween and Valentines Day designs.

Not feeling seasonal? Check out the Lord of the Rings projects, or other fandom designs, humorous and nerdy projects, Pride and feminist designs, projects for teachers and nurses, full mandalas and nature themed projects.

Check it all out at TeaJeigh Designs on Etsy.

[Photo: TeaJeigh Designs]

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