I have recently acquired the full time presence (she lives with me now) of my 8 year old grandaughter. I thought sewing would be a great skill and experience to share with her. I bought her one of those kids singer machine that does the chain stitch and takes batteries. While I believe it will be fine for awhile, she has been bitten by the sewing bug- BIG TIME! clothes for her dolls and quilts for them as well. What recommendations do you guys have for a - reasonably priced machine for an 8 year old? I had seen a Juki on massdrop that had a safety guard of sorts for under 100.00. Does anyone have this machine or something similar that will take her to her teens? After that I'll give her one of mine. I just need one that has a guard on it for now.

Thank you all in advance for any suggestions!
also any suggestions on doll clothing patterns for 18 inch dolls would be greatly appreciated