Hi, love the brown colours! I wonder tho - in both layouts the central brown strip has a black segment which hits across the middle point of the sashing, which for me breaks the flow of the sashing. I appreciate that it is not sewn together yet, so would it be possible to off-set that black spot so that it doesn't touch the centre?
Other than that pernickety suggestion, I like both arrangements :-)
Cheers, Kate