I say whatever works for you is okay to do.

I wonder If you are thinking of the one where you fold the circle and don't use any template. They are fun to make. Fold the circle in half both ways and finger press. Open back out to full circle. Bring first line into the middle and tack down. finger press out to end of that piece and bring that end in and tack. Continue all around.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]533399[/ATTACH]I must have watched the same show because I made this lap quilt by folding circles into hexagons. Then sewed them together with a ladder stitch. Not finished yet, but it should be soon since there's no binding or quilting to do. Used stash fabrics mostly. It was fun.