You might remind her that many, many beautiful quilts were made on treadle machines or totally by hand. Quilting is an art, hobby, passion, obsession, etc. I am 70 years old and making all the quilts that I can now that I'm retired. I've never had a sewing machine that cost over $350. And I only got this one a couple of years ago. Where there is a will there is a way. In my opinion, a beginning quilter would have trouble learning to use the fancy machine when she should be learning to make quilts. Happy quilting to her!