Nicely done there OKSGlad!!! I like it, though I think it'd be a bit much for the whole quilt top.
Another possibility ... how about the pines running around the quilt as a border?
When I mentioned log cabin in the pines, I was thinking actual LC blocks! One of the LQS' has a quilt she brings out every Christmas, LC in the Woods ... log cabin blocks, then pine trees (not this style, more the normal block types we see) on a snowy white background.
I like your idea .... could even use a panel for that centre.