My granddaughter started sewing at about 4 on a little Singer Featherweight that her mom had. She made an apron and won a purple ribbon at the fair. This year she made a little quilt and when it was time to quilt she used her mom's Janome with a walking foot. Again she got a purple ribbon. I would go to a local sewing machine store and look for a good used machine. There are many out there that were traded in for an upgrade. Those inexpensive machines can be very frustrating.