Pug Quilt One

I'm not good enough to put the pugs in, but how does this quilt layout appeal?  It needs some better browns but the pugs would fit in the squares.  Is it too busy and you'd end up losing the pugs within the quilt?  Do I just go with some simple sashing?  I know I need to talk to my friend about the layout but some input would help.  The blocks are 12x12 inches.  I think that makes the center squares 4x4 now that I think about it.  This would overkill the pugs. I think it's back to the drawing board... It's still a beautiful layout regardless.