Welcome from another South Floridian. I am a newbie when it comes to quilting, but an oldie when it comes to buying books fabrics, etc. My plastic is permanently bent from using it so much. You probably can get some answers from the "Old Timers" if you come onto the chat room in the evening, They have had alot of experience in all types of projects.
That quilt is absolutely gorgeous and I would not even know where to start, but there are a lot of sites to go on that can give you help, and also the libraries have a very large selection of books for beginners, giving all the instructions, etc.