I was admiring a fabulous quilt top at a local quilt shop; I looked at the back to look at the seams and I discovered that the shop owner had not trimmed her blocks she used for her flying geese. I commented that was interesting, all of her flying geese were perfect. She told me maybe she shouldn't have hung the top because "professional" quilters would say she is all wrong by not trimming the blocks but she has tried everything and that is the only way she can make perfect geese. The small untrimmed blocks really didn't add bulk - much like having a bigger than 1/4" seam. She figured keeping the block whole didn't stretch the fabric on the bias. Just a thought!