Second design, red and white … or perhaps I should say, white and red!
I think the quilting would show up better on the light background because the shadows of the quilted lines would be more prominent than on the darker background.
The opposite of White Out, this is much nicer than looking at quilt designs during a power blackout!
(The best place I have ever been in during a power blackout was a chocolate factory! There was just enough light from the emergency lights to see what was on offer in he factory shop, and the aroma was beautiful.)
The first design for today would look better with a much narrower border … perhaps just a black binding.
I love the second one just as it is.
Well, perhaps I would change those big blobs into something with a bit more detail.