I also like the first 2 better than the 3rd. I really don't see too much red and orange when I look at them. You're doing a terrific job on this, it will be a happy quilt like you wanted, so don't worry about it so much. You will soon find out, if you haven't already, that every quilt looks better when the blocks are all sewn together, and then looks better again when it's quilted and bound.