Brown is not one of my favorite colors but I seem to be making more quilts and clothing with brown in them. By adding a focal color with it, it becomes a whole different color scheme. Right now I'm working on a brown, blue and beige quilt for a couple. Thought about adding a focal color for pop but once I decided on the pattern I'd use, I didn't need it. As its a scrappy quilt, all the various shades and patterns on the fabrics makes it busy enough.
Love your quilts, very interested in the pattern for the #2 quilt. Looks like a pineapple block and I see a logcabin block plus whatever the center block is.