Originally Posted by Julie in WA
I like #2 the best. But for a king size quilt, I think I would go with #1 and then do a lovely quilt design in each of the large plain squares.
That would be my thinking. Of course, I love snowballs anyway. I am not especially fond of the diagonality of bowties, although switching directions every other row counteracts that. I have also seen attractive X patterns of bow ties, using 4 blocks to make a larger unit.
The bottom line, however, is that YOU have to like the results.