Making your own Doctor Who TARDIS T-shirt

I can't believe it's been 8 months since we had Doctor Who in our lives. It was sad to say goodbye to Matt Smith's Doctor, but I can't wait to see what Peter Capaldi does with the role. I expect dark times ahead for our beloved Doctor.  It's only a few days away now and I'm so excited.

To celebrate the Doctor's return to our screens on Saturday, I wanted to do something special. I’m really enjoying being back on a sewing machine again, so I wanted to put my new skills to the test and this is what I created...

Welcome to my TARDIS T-shirt.

The TARDIS' iconic shape and silhouette was perfect to test my skills on. Instead of the iconic blue I wanted to show the epic capabilities of the Doctor's long serving companion with some beautiful space fabric, which glows in the dark!

I'm so proud of what I've created. It's not perfect, there are a few rough stitches but I really enjoyed the challenge that it presented.

If you want to create your own, you will need:

• A plain T-shirt
• A sewing machine and thread (I chose a royal blue)
• Webbing sheets (you can find them on Amazon) 
• Galaxy fabric. (I got mine from Fumble Fabrics - http://www.frumble.co.uk/shop/star-magic-glow-in-the-dark)

1. Cut out your silhouette on paper
2. Work out where you want it on the fabric
3. Cut around the fabric and cut a fabric adhesive sheet the same size as your fabric
4. Iron the fabric to the rough side of the sheet.  If you want to make sure that your iron doesn't stick to the glue, use a piece of baking paper on top of the fabric
5. Pin your silhouette on the fabric and cut out your shape
6. Now peel off the back of the sheet,  place your patch on to your tshirt and iron to fix in place. 
7. Finish off the design by stitching around the edges of your design with a zigzag stitch.

I hope you enjoyed the blog, I would love to hear what you thought of the T-shirt.

It's time to Geek Out, but where do I start?

I am a bit of a foursquare addict. Those who know me, know that wherever I go, I spend the first minute fiddling with my phone trying to check in. Be it a coffee shop, restaurant, pub, park or my favorite shop. The check ins you make show you what type of person you are and your mayorships define your character. More mayor ships at pubs? You are a person who likes to go out drinking most evenings and weekends. Mayorship at of your local comic book store, yes you are a geek.

My partner is a self confessed geek (you can read his blog here) and through being with him, I have learned to appreciate my love of TV, Sci-fi and love my little quirks. So, if we are in London, wondering around Oxford Street, Soho or even Covent Garden, we usually end up in Forbidden Plant. While looking at all of the action figures one Saturday I take my phone out and check in in. I click the button and stop and stare at my phone. "You are 1 Day away from becoming Mayor".

I turn to my partner...."Have I become a geek?" I ask. He just stares at me with his cheeky grin.

So yeah it's time to admit it, I am a geek and I love it.

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I am a Doctor Who fan and I have recently just started watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer (I didn't watch it when I was a teen. All my mates were watching it and I was trying to stand out by not watching it....you know the routine) and have been loving it. But something else has hit me too.

I suddenly have a new found love for Superman.

I have always been drawn to the man of steel and remember spending Saturday mornings (before Live & Kicking) watching The New Adventures of Superman with Dean Caine and Teri Hatcher. My partner brought me a little Superman figure and I have been bugging him to to bring over the original Superman films staring Christopher Reeve. I now have a lovely mug which I love. It has got me thinking that it's time to find out more, maybe start at the beginning and read some comics.

But really....where do I start?

I have turned to a couple of friends with this question and got a few blank expressions.

This is a story that has been going on for many decades now and has had many origin stories.  Do I start trying to collect the first edition of the DC Reboot happening next month? Or do I find an original book?

So I turn to you, people of the Internet.

What should I do?

Please send help.