The one thing I can say about quilting is Rule Number One: There are no rules. It sounds like you have found your own way in quilting, like most of us, whether we are self-taught or have taken many classes. Do what works best for you. The first quilt I machine quilted was king-size, using a crib size pattern, thinking all I had to do was make more blocks. While that was partially true, I know I made dozens of mistakes in that quilt, but I also learned a lot, and it was on our bed for many years. Just for chuckles and giggles, it was a pieced basket block, with a pieced handle I found on another pattern, while I spread all the blocks on our LR loveseat, my husband told me that I had become a "basket case", and the name stuck. Nobody told me I couldn't do some of the things that I did on that quilt and there were some things I wish someone had told me about, however,there is nothing like jumping in with both feet and ending up with something you love. Just do what feels right for you, just because you take a different road to the same destination doesn't make it wrong. Enjoy your quilting, it has been my sanity and love for over 25 years.