[quote=winia]My ten-year-old granddaughter wants to sew. What
machine would you recommend? I don't want to get her
one of the "kiddie" machines. I want a machine that
works properly, but not too expensive. I think it would
totally turn her off sewing if she got a machine that was
inferior and didn't work properly.
I gave my 2 grandchildren Jem Golds 3 yrs. ago. I have my own waiting for the 6 yr old to get older. I still use it. My granddaughter, now 13, quilts. My grandson, now 17, did sew up Mets pillows when he was younger. Now seems interested only in his I-Pod, La Crosse and girls - not sure of the order.
I also have a Jem platinum that I use for workshops etc.
They both do everything that I do on my Bernina, including machine quilting.