I guess a lot of this is about liking foundation quilting or not. I've made log cabin quilt with foundation quilting on muslin. I cut the strips, left the long, and trimmed off the excess as I went along. I think foundation quilting is so easy and kind of mindless since all you have to do is stitch on a straight line! The next one I will try using paper and see how it goes. Removing the paper is one of those things you do while watching tv.
To each their own!