Does she realize the size of the "Hello Kitty?' An older machine just might work better. I can sort of understand about her liking the cachet of the "Hello, Kitty" I'm not into brands, but there are just certain machines I simply do not like because of shape or color. I had a pink Riccar, good basic machine, but never liked the color. Did not like the Pfaffs between the 1400 series and the 2100 series. Same for Viking. I liked the 1+, but don't like the new ones. Wouldn't buy one of the decorated Berninas, either. I didn't care for the Brother PC6500, but liked the Babylock version which wasn't an awful green.
I'm surprised at "Hello Kitty" Usually it's Fashion Runway. I'd take her to see the machine if you can, and also a store where they sell older used machines. Let her play, then make a decision.
My daughter (around 8 at the time) learned to sew on my Pfaff 1475. She even matched stripes on a Tshirt. She wanted nothing to do with the 2144 later on. She hated the machine. She got the Ellure which she liked, even though the Ellure wasn't a top of the line.
Last edited by Weezy Rider; 10-05-2013 at 06:17 AM.