Quilting the Civil War Bride Quilt

Now that I have the 20 blocks and borders sewn together, I have started quilting. I use a round quilt hoop frame. I'm only going to outline quilt around the appliques. My fingers really get sore so have to get back into the groove and figure out a way to do this easier. I'll resort to using two thimbles, one under the quilt so I can still feel the stitch coming through all the layers of fabric and one on top to push the needle through. I'm hoping to get finished by the end of October. That is two to three blocks per week. Don't know if I can keep up that pace or not with all the other things life requires to be done.