I actually like the idea of large blocks! When I first started quilting, I wanted to make a whole bed-sized quit...based on one block, only really enlarged. I wasn't able to figure out how to cut pieces that large, and ended up designing my own pattern, which I was very pleased with. It only sort of looked like a big flag. :) I have moved past that now, or at least for now, but I still think that many of the blocks would be beautiful on their own as a full-sized quilt.