Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn

i started out buying heat resistant template plastic and cutting them out. I decided that the template plastic was too expensive for what I wanted to use it for and also I can't cut a DRAWN line straight so my hexagon shapes were wonky. I went to Joann's with a coupon in hand and got the XL Fiskars hexagon paper punch. It makes a 1" Hexie. Don't remember what the punch cost with a 40% off coupon but I know it had to be less than $8. I punch them out of some card stock I had left over from paper crafting days. Not the really rigid card stock but probably considered a "value" weight of card stock. I get 1-2 uses out of them and then I just punch more. So much quicker than printing out on paper and hand cutting them. Worth the investment for me!

I use 2 1/2" fabric squares; works perfect. Because I didn't have a lot of 2 1/2" squares cut before I packed up my sewing room, I bought about a dozen of the Moda mini charm packs to get me started.