I'm sorry, but maybe I don't understand the problem. Wouldn't you just move the stack that is above the middle to the bottom, and the stack that is below the middle to the top?
What am I missing??? (I *do* have a headache at the moment, so forgive me if I am being really dense......)
Oh, duh! Finally figured it out!
I would take off the red and blue patches; at least they're all sewn on the straight-of-grain. Wouldn't want to fool with the flying geese.