I've had hexes I've photocopied printed off on heavy cardstock at Office Max. Hexies are always 'just off' by their very nature so I compensate when sewing.
I've never had any success drawing shapes, not with compass or graph paper or anything else
My next project is so complicated (La Passacaglia) I've order the pieces from
http://www.paperpieces.com/contents/...ri_Quilts.html
I know there are lots of sites with the shapes in pdf to print out.
can you order a small set of kites and then tape two together?
I was thinking about that, 2 jewel shapes taped together to become a heart. That is as far as I got