I agree with Mermaid. I have 2 Brother machines, 3000 and 4000 and cannot fault them. Very user-friendly. They also have a couple of embroidery machines for less than $2000AUD, usually including software [PE Design or similar name]. Not sure if they do ordinary sewing or not. Check out sales around special times, Xmas, Easter, especially Mother's Day, machines are often better priced with extras, But yes, if your cousin has an interest in embroidery, in 12 months she will be wanting to upgrade, to more features and larger hoops. I have the larger quilters hoops from Hoop-it-All [ more expense]to go with my 4000 as Brother don't cater for these, but I can sew a 12" quilt block in one hooping. What more does a girl want?