I have seen, somewhere on this internet, a quilt that used blocks that had gathered fabric. Maybe use those and this block will fit right in?
http://pbtex.com/html/free_patterns.html 'Mod twist' about 1/3 down
If you do a search on pinterest for "3D quilts" a lot of things will pop up.
I think using the block, with lots of fmq, like someone said, and then surrounding it with a lot of 3D elements in a quilt, will tend to make it blend in.
You did say you like the colors, which is madatory!