Hi JA,
Welcome from MN.
You're doing a great job on the quilt. You are to be commended on all the hand sewing. I love hand sewing but my stitches aren't so good so I stick with my sewing machine.
You have a terrific grandma to buy you a sewing machine. I was going to mention that you might want to check out Goodwill and thrift stores, sometimes they have older ones that work just fine.
I like your mom and daughter pic.
Deb G