Hey Shaggy,
Do the gift certificate, there are machines and there are MACHINES. Do the search here for machines, call around your area, get the highest price on the machine that will do all that your wife enjoys then take her and gift certificate to try the machine of her dreams and buy it. She will appreciate you so much you might get your own quilt for snuggling!
You ARE a keeper and to think you even looked us up to ask, that's going the extra mile!! You might learn to quilt with her, there are several of the 'guys' that share the joy with us.
Quilting together keeps a family together! There! Made up my own slogan.
Sharon