As a hand-quilter, I understand her request. I have seen some beautiful machine quilting here that takes into account the design of the block and the quilt.
Personally, I don't like the free-motion quilting or feathers that goes all over w/ what seems to be no thought to the blocks/squares/quilt. Maybe that is what she thinks machine quilting is and showing her machine quilting that mimicks hand quilting will give her something else to think about.