I do enjoy hand quilting but I am slow at it. A queen size would take me about a year. If he doesn't mind seeing it sitting there on the frame, I would do a block a week. It is the same as the saying, "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." I love having several projects going at one time so I would quilt a block and then move on to other things the rest of the week. I guess I have a short attention span and I get bored if I work at something too long. That being said, do what feels "right" for you. Quilting is supposed to be our joy not drudgery.