If you haven’t say down at the sewing machine for a bit, feel fed up with your current project or something isn’t going quite right it can be time for something new and fun!

• Make A Pouch Small projects like pouches can be a fun way to pick a special piece of fabric from your stash or scraps and make something quick. You’ll be able to finish it in an afternoon and have something new to use too. Aneela Hoey, Noodlehead and Sotak Handmade all have some simple projects that can show off your special prints.

• Try Out A New Technique Grab some scraps and try something new! It could be hand quilting, foundation paper piecing or play with the fancy stitches on your sewing machine. It can be freeing to just give yourself time to play without needing to make a ‘thing’ and if you end up with a pretty quilted sandwich at the end it can always become a pouch front!

• Shop Your Stash Shop your stash! Have a rummage and see if you can find something that inspires you tucked away forgotten in a drawer. It might be a forgotten project, bundle of fabric or a fat quarter which gets your inspiration flowing!