I am not a quilter nor have i ever used a sewing machine, but i have a little girl who is making outfits out of paper, scissors, glue, and tape. These are for her toy dolls, bears, and pretend hamsters (zhuzhu pets). I am looking for a beginning sewing option; and as i look online, i find a variety of machines from 30 to 160. the janome hello kitty machine is about 80 dollars. there is a refurbished brother machine on overstock.com for 57 dollars. it seems to do a lot for the price. as i was looking at that one, there was an sq9000 that will embroider/monogram in the side margin for 160ish. overstock has some sort of warranty/replacement option for a few dollars more. i don't want to spend 30 or 50 dollars on something that will break right away. i do think she will be excited that the creations may actually be useful and not just recycled within a week or two. she is imaginative and focused. what do you think? any input would be appreciated. i really appreciate your thoughts