What a wonderful gift!!! Go fabric shopping with her and get to to look at some of the machines, see which one she likes, and get her to sign up for some quilting classes at a couple of the Quilt shops, and she can see what others are using. Then surprise her with a beautiful card with a IOU coupon in it for a new machine. She needs to test drive some of the machines, like you would if you were buying a new car. But I suggest that you let her buy her own machine, or at least find out which one she really wants then surprise her with it. Check on ebay, if you want to purchase a less expensive one at first the up grade later. Good luck, keep us informed. This is very exciting and I know she will be thrilled.