Visit quiltville.com for some scrappy ideas. She has free patterns there.
Here are:
Hugs to get you out of your funk.
And a Kick in the butt to get you sewing again.
I know how hard the funk can be when you're there. Four children. Life. Everything seems to drag you down. Eat some chocolate, tie the children to chairs, wear some earplugs (or crank the music up) and sew. :D