As I mentioned in another thread, the LeMoyne is my favorite star. RedGarnet222 mentioned pressing all in one direction, here is an example of what she means.....I always have a stray Lemoyne laying around LOL. Now I'm a hand piecer, but the little swirlies can be done, if machine piecing, by gently releasing the stitches in the intersections. By doing this, everything lays so nice and flat.