Sno, Anne, and Arty, thank you!
Hermes2020, not a stupid question at all! I wouldn't be surprised if that is exactly the reason Dorothy Neidhart named it that. And thank you for giving me that reference!
I now have a few strips sewn together and plan to start sewing those strips together. And my DD asked me to make it at least 2 hexegons longer! I think that's 18 more hexes, at about 4 hours each...