That is so cool - has she made anything yet that you can post for us? Maybe even set her up her own username on here...she could be our youngest member!
My DD is 9 and picked out a knitting thing at the store the other day instead of "toys", which thankfully she is outgrowing.
My DS is 7, and he is the one asking to sew. I let him use my Janome 1600P at the lowest speed, but I think I am going to get out the Gem and set it up for him to work on even if I am not right there, that way I can also sew! He just grabs scraps and puts them together, layed on top of each other, so I have an art quilter in the making!