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Sweet Modern Wedding Cross Stitch Patterns

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ampersand wedding cross stitch

It seems like a really traditional thing (to me, anyway) to make a cross stitch for someone’s wedding. These patterns usually have lots of flowers and the couple’s names and their wedding date, maybe a bit of verse from the Bible or a bit of love poetry.

There’s nothing wrong with any of that, but a bit of a more modern approach can be really fun, too.

I was looking on Pinterest for wedding cross stitch patterns I liked and I happened upon two of them I liked that were from the same designer: Stitches Lovers Shop.

Being a grammar geek as I am, I love the ampersand design, where the family name is positioned in the middle of the design along with the wedding date at the bottom. This one costs $6.

Also $6 is the green wreath wedding record cross stitch pattern, which comes in a few different variations and uses the first names and wedding date of the couple — perfect for couples that won’t share a last name or anyone else!

Both are designed so you can change the names and dates yourself, or they will personalize it for you if needed.

[Photo: Stitches Lovers Shop via etsy.]

Comments

  3. Maybe this IS how they spell it. That was my first thought too, but then, you never know.

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Stitch a Banjo Playing Opossum Because Why Not?

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]