We are now well into winter and if you're anything like me, there's nothing you'd rather do than snuggle under a blanket with a hot cup of tea and a new craft project. Here is an array of books to help you choose your next project.

For both the aspiring and seasoned quilters...

The Urban Quilted Home by Wendy Chow

The Urban Quilted Home teaches you everything you need to know about how to create stylish, modern quilts for a variety of uses around your home. Each pattern contains easy-to-follow instructions, detailed diagrams and photos, and eye-catching designs. Author Wendy Chow’s signature bold colors options and geometric shapes empower you to create quilts that will stand out and look stunning in a modern home.

The Urban Quilted Home includes- 15 quilt designs in various sizes and with multiple colorway options. Beginner-friendly content, including everything you need to know to get started. Detailed instructions with clear diagrams and photos so you can learn quickly and easily.

For the structured chaos lovers...

Cut Up This Book and Create Your Own Wonderland by Eliza Scott

From the same team that created the best-selling Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage comes this new collection of surprising images: a trip down the rabbit hole which will blow your mind and add new life to your collages.

Every title in the Collage Kit series has all you need to create a host of surprising artworks of your own. There are over a thousand lively images - including backgrounds so you can create dramatic scenes - and a practical introduction will teach you the tricks of colour, composition, and juxtaposition that will fill your work with meaning and intrigue.

For the quick craft seekers...

15-minute Art Drawing by Jessica Smith

Explore the pure joy of colouring pencils and markers with 15-minute projects that encourage you to explore drawing, colouring and shading in a relaxing, free and fun way. Each project can be completed in no more than six steps and will include practice pages, colour swatches and helpful hints to make light work of the artwork.

With sections including Patterns, Nature, Food and Characters, you can try your hand at drawing flowers, fruit, faces and more. Plus at the end of each chapter, Jess will show you how to put all of the objects together to create a beautiful still life scene.

For the sustainably conscious...

Zero Waste Patterns by Birgitta Helmersson

Zero Waste Patterns offers a modern approach to sustainable sewing. Using natural fabrics and core sewing techniques, learn how to stitch without waste and make a scandi-style collection of 20 garments.

Zero waste pattern cutting is a bit like a puzzle. You use a pre-determined length of fabric end to end by strategically planning your pattern pieces so that everything is used and then draw them onto the fabric. By using this unique paperless method you can eliminate both textile and paper waste from your sewing projects and take the fear out of learning to self draft and sew your own clothing.

For fans of classic novels, crafting and puns...

A Loom of One’s Own by Virginia Wool

This crafting celebration of literary classics will transport you and your scissors far from your kitchen table: allow your Mod Podge to smooth your way into the Gilded Age with ‘The Decoupage of Innocence’, or your craft knife to help you conceal an illicit eBook with ‘Lady Chatterley’s Kindle Cover’. Or simply create the perfect picnic accessory, to be enjoyed alongside some ginger beer with ‘Five Go to Smuggler’s Cake Topper’.

From a shelf made of books to paper flowers, Christmas wreaths to table decorations, A Loom of One’s Own is a pun-filled celebration of crafting and writing that will appeal to book lovers or anyone who owns a glue gun.