Thank you so much for all the replies! I had told her not to buy a machine at WM because my mother in law (about 20 yrs ago) bought me a Brother from there and that machine never did work right. She could get it to sew a little and that was about it. So for the longest time I thought Brother machines were all junk. I learned differently when I started quilting on a regular basis ( a friend had a higher end Brother). I sew on a Singer that I bought at Sears and it does the job for me. I will tell her what I have learned here about WM machines. I think that I personally would still rather have a Janome Gem, and if I can find her one, I'll direct her there. But now feel that if she decides to get one at WM she wont have wasted her money.
Thanks again, Merry Christmas!!