Welcome aboard. If there is a local guild/quilt class set up, that may, indeed, help you. When I retired and moved, my new new neighbor informed me that I was going to be a quilter. I got lots of help and sugggestions from the local guild. After 445 quilts, I guess I now qualify. Quilters in general are very helpful people. So be sure to ask when yoou have a question. This site has lots of helpful people.
Please don't make the mistake I did. I was determined that I did not need a walking foot to quilt in straight lines or to drop feed dogs to do free motion quilting. I was wrong. Make sure you like the colors/fabrics/patterns you start, that makes the work easier. Even very simple patterns can be lovely. One important thing is to decide what you really want to make, but it's a good idea to keep your first project fairly small. My personal suggestion is a tube quilt because they look "fancy" without a huge amount of labor.
Good luck.