Hey, did someone say this was a race?
Quilt as much as you can tolerate, enjoy that and don't pressure yourself to be a speed demon. I read way more books and magazines about quilting than I could ever dream of sewing.
I was once interviewed for my local weavers guild and someone asked, what would you do if you couldn't weave anymore. I said that if I couldn't weave anymore I would read about weaving and if I couldn't read anymore I would be content to just talk about weaving. It goes the same for quilting, sometimes I don't get to the machine for a week, but what little I get to do I enjoy. I do it for the process, not the product.