Stitch Something for Your Mom with A Mother’s Love

I recently found this pattern booklet, “A Mother’s Love” in my stash of crafty books, and it would be a lovely thing to stitch for your mom or a mom in your life for Mother’s Day. (I know that’s far off but this is kind of a big project.)

Designed by Diane Brakefield, the project is a little bigger than 8 by 10 inches in 32 count and uses cross stitches, quarter stitches, backstitch and French knots.

The booklet includes basic instructions and tips for how to stitch the project, which features flowers, a bee and a butterfly, along with a house and the sentiment:

A mother’s love is like a garden where flowers sweetly bloom and the path that passe through them gently leads us back to home.

It’s really lovely, and the booklet can be purchased from Leisure Arts for $4.99 or as a digital download for $3.99.

[Photo via Leisure Arts.] Looking for Mother’s Day Cross stitch patterns and charts? Check these out on Etsy.

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Bee Cross Stitch Patterns

If you’re a fan of detailed and colorful cross stitch patterns, Design for Cross Stitch might have a pattern you want to try. This Etsy shop is based in Spain and has more than 50 designs with a focus on animals, holidays and landscapes.

I’m just going to start with the first pattern that caught my eye when I visited the site, which is this Sakura by the Lake project. This pattern is 200 by 200 stitches and the whole background is stitched, so it’s definitely not for a beginner, but it’s stunning and would be amazing to make for someone who loves Japan. Despite the detail it only uses 24 colors. Worked on 14 count fabric it will measure 14.64 inches, or 37.19 cm.

There are a few other landscape designs, including a canal in Venice and a few cabins in the woods.

The shop also has some cute animal cross stitch, with big, round faces and often holding a warm beverage. Holiday projects focus on Christmas and Halloween. Most of the patterns have a cute, chibi-like feel, but there are some that are more detailed and realistic as well. Take for examples the flower patterns, which are full of details and soft colors.

You’ll also find some fun bookmark cross stitch patterns with a watercolor feel, as well as some that look kind of like paint pouring turned into stitches.

If this sort of stuff sounds like fun to you, check out their Etsy store at Design for Cross Stitch.

Do you have a favorite cross stitch designer who I haven’t featured yet? Let me know in the comments or share more about them by clicking on “suggest a DIY” at the center top of the page and let me know the details. I’d love to share the designers you’re enjoying with a wider audience.

[Photo: Design for Cross Stitch]

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