my youngest granddaughter was 4 when she made her first quilt---using a little singer (real machine) set up on her (just her size) care bear table- the machine has speed control which i think is the most important feature for a childs machine- i would not waste my money on a toy machine- they only frustrate the child- my granddaughter's all have been sewing for years- the youngest started (building) her stash before she started sewing- she was about 3 when every time they entered a store that had fabric she would manage to get at least a fat quarter- more if she could talk the parents into it. (and although my stash has always been -free game-for any of them wanting into it---heaven forbid anyone helps themselves to a piece of her fabric...
