Ashle,
Welcome and good on you for wanting to do this for your friend. I'm guessing you're referring to the ribbon quilt shown in the link you provided. If so, I will bookmark this post and look tomorrow in a book that I havea with many of these type quilts and see what I can find for you.
You will probably still need to do some piecing/sewing to make it as large as you're looking for but I think it's do-able even for an inexperienced sewer like yourself.
I think you're doing quite well with all the terms, all things considered. Yes, the 'tiles' are referred to as 'blocks'. And yes, you can make your borders any size you'd like. Generally you just want the whole quilt to look proportional. It might be easier for you at this point to do a scale drawing and work from the outside in. Draw the overall size of the quilt that you want with probably a 4-6" wide border, then how large you think the ribbon would look good.
I have a few things to do tomorrow but should have time either early in the day or later in the afternoon to get started on this for you. Hopefully I'll be able to provide some reasonably easy instructions for you. And rather than get into specifics here in the forum, I will PM (private message) you with details. So make sure you log in to the forum and check your 'Notifications' tab over the next couple of days.
Not sure where you're located so we might be reduced to online instructions only but I'm sure we can work it out. And I would suggest you 'tie' your quilt as opposed to trying to quilt it either by hand or machine since you are an inexperienced sewer. Google that term and you'll find out what I mean.
Be in touch in the next couple of days. Start thinking of fabrics that go with orange!