I like #1 the best. You've pieced them very nicely too. The block in #2 looks like an "afterthought" to me ... kind of like "I like the square block with the flower I think I'll put a star around it", while block #1 is intentionally a star from the start.
BUT ... I like the color combinations better in #2.
Perhaps you just need different colors in #1. Either change the color of the chain, or use something other than the green in the Lemoyne?