to chop, or not to chop?

That is the question. Do I leave my stacked coins project gingham quilt as is, or do I chop it up into blocks, rearrange and create something more complex? I'd love some input to help me decide.

Basically, I have a finished, king-sized stacked coins quilt (upper left photo) that I can either A) leave as is and baste, quilt then bind or B) chop up into blocks per cutting diagram (upper right photo) leaving me with two different types of blocks which could then be turned into two different quilts or layouts (ex: bottom two photos).

The diagram on the upper right is just a paper mock-up I made in paint on the computer, which I cut up and used to create those layouts pictured in the bottom two photos. As of right now, the top is still in tact and I'm just feeling out my options.

The lazy practical side of me says leave it alone and call it good. Why bother? It's pretty the way it is. The mad scientist side of me says chop away and experiment. Knowing I could do something more with it drives me crazy and I think it would be fun (or painful, who knows?!) to play around some more.

Am I insane for even considering such a ludicrous thing to do to a quilt? Feel free to talk me out of it. I've got plenty of other projects to work on, regardless.

rose star block - help!

Surely you're sick of seeing rose star blocks by now, right? Well that's just too bad because I have another one to share and I need your help deciding on a border!

When I first attempted this block I cut templates from a plastic file folder and thought it was oh so clever! I realized they weren't iron-friendly like my teflon hexie templates but managed to make it work a second time by being super careful to press in short spurts so as not to melt them.

This time around, I upped my hexie from 3 to 5 inches and cut the templates out of Manila file folders, which are still stiff enough to use like teflon templates (basting only on the back side) and are able to be ironed.

While I'm super pleased with the rose star itself, my feet got cold once I laid out these grey border pieces. The flower stems in the center hexie are grey, so I thought I'd tie it in as the background. Plus I have several grey prints in my stash and unfortunately no whites or ivories. But the darker green star points get a little lost, don't they?

Here's where I need your help! What should I do?

A) unpick those three darker green points and replace them with lighter green, then continue with the grey background pieces.

B) go get some white prints (maybe a tiny black or grey dot) from the LQS and see if that looks better

C) leave as is and get to sewing it together already

D) your opinion, let me know If you have any better ideas :D

I'm leaning towards option A since I've already got these grey guys basted and ready to go and it wouldn't take long to remove and replace the three dark green guys, but I'd love to get some feedback! I'm setting this aside now and am going out to interact with the world on a Saturday night.