Boy I think your getting some good advice here. I would have her sew a few projects on one of your numerous machines. Once she has completed several then maybe I'd buy her a machine. Our daughter had to make a jacket, quilt, several Halloween costumes before we bought her a machine.Now that being said there was a blouse, vest and summer dress she wasted by cutting out and never completing. Hey you could buy a Hello Kitty sticker and put in on a machine....just kidding.