Susan, I love making things with hexagons. I buy plastic templates from "Brandy" and gather the fabric around them. (even those tiny,tiny hexagons are easy with the pastic) Do lots at a time, then spray starch and press. Snip a thread and remove the template for reuse. I also make the entire flower, then press and remove the template. You'll only have to remove the center one as you sew the others around it and it's a nice crisp edge for whipping them together. Great travel project, great for watching TV...about anytime because it's such a small take along project.