Just one word of advice about having her use a "Quilts for Kids" kit. I have been quilting off/on for 20ish years and am comfortable with my machine. I just finished my first kit from QFK and was a little disappointed in the kit. It is wonderful that they provide these kits for free and a great charity, so please don't misinterpret this criticism. That being said - these kits are pre-cut by someone else. I found inaccuracies in the cutting. The large focus squares were not all uniform in size and the long strips were cut somewhat wavy which made for inaccurate piecing on the 4 patch squares. You may do better to use the kit yourself(since you have experience and can more easily deal with these issues) and help her do the cutting for a matching quilt from your stash. Hope someof this info is helpful for you. Good luck to your friend on her start to becoming a "quilt addict"!!