Seam allowance question
I had to change my plan for my quilt. The main part of the quilt is made of 5 " charms. However , I put a big star and sashed it in the middle of the quilt. My plan was to just put white fabric to the right and left of the star. It didn't look good, so I decided to keep my 5" charm square and 5" white charm star pattern to the sides of the stars. To make the charm squares fit around the star, I am taking a 5/8" seam allowance. My question is should I trim the excess fabric from the big seam allowance? The rest of the quilt has 1/4" seam allowances. Thank you!