I have purchased MANY machines from WalMart, but that was before
quilting became a main goal of mine. No real issues with their machines
for beginner, and basic simple sewing.
Earlier this year I purchased a cheap machine from WM for my oldest
daughter because she wanted to start learning how to sew and quilt.
For her to learn on it is just fine. IF she ever gets the time to spend on
sewing (she works tons of overtime at her job) and she gets good at
it then she can think about upgrading to a better machine.