Singer Futura CE250 Sewing Embroidery Machine

WOW! What an easy-to-use machine. I've never used an embroidery machine before, and was somewhat nervous before the machine arrived as lots of friends had horror stories about their own experiences (only shared after I'd placed my order, of course!).

I need not have worried. The Singer Futura CE250 is not only easy to use, but also easy to programme with my own designs. There are slight limitations here, very elaborate designs don't necessarily transfer from Paint to the stitching programme too well, but I'm finding it great fun to work with.

Delivery was swift, too. Nothing but praise all round. (Posted on 9/19/11)

After having a Singer XL1000 Embroidery machine at a lot higher price I was worried that the CE250 would not live up to the task as I needed a replacement. The touch screen failed on the XL and the repair would have been more than the cost of a new CE250. The Auto Punch software (included) is very effective and all the XL patterns worked with the CE. The machine is quick quiet and very easy to set up. I have been pleased with the work it has produced and the digital display quickly tells you what I have forgotten to do. Very pleased. (Posted on 3/25/11)

I am pleased with this machine and I am now actually learning how to use it to embroider. I am finding the Instruction book a bit vague in places but getting enough info to operate the machine. But the machine is a very good buy considering the price. (Posted on 12/9/10)

I haven't used a machine for years, decided to get this one as it will (hopefully) last for a long long time and I can make a variety of projects with it. I'm very rusty, and the last machine I used was manually operated with a handle on the wheel, so this is a huge step in technology for me. The fact that it can be powered by my laptop for the embroidery is amazing, although I wish I could "play" with the software without it being connected up, so that I could create designs well in advance of requirement. The instructions are very clear, and I have had no problems working out "what goes where".

Love my machine! (Posted on 11/5/10)

Wonderful machine and very easy to use. Have not yet tried embroidery yet but do not anticipate any problems. (Posted on 10/8/10)

please can CE250 owners tell me if it is as easy as it sounds to embroider realistic photos with this auto digitizing machine. STAFF- Yes as an add-on. You need to purchase Photostitch software (Posted on 6/1/10)

I left it a week after receiving this machine to review it as i thought i would try a decent amount of practice before passing judgment.
So far i have made one tote bag, one dress and one skirt, embroidered my partners logo on a few aprons, embroidered several flowers, words and a few free designs i found on the internet.
This machine is fantastic. The stitch quality is great in the sew mode, its sturdy and simple to use, very simple to thread and has been intelligently designed to be useful and user friendly.
The embroidery function is excellent. i have no prior experience of an embroidery machine but i cant imagine being any happier with a different machine. The software is very easy to use on my windows machine. Even my technophobic mother can use it with ease.
I read several awful reviews of this Singer and i feel as though they must have bought a different machine entirely! Of course you do need to read the manual as all sewing machines are threaded differently, and have slightly different ways of working. But the manual is very easy to follow.
If it carries on working as it does at the moment this is a sewing machine for life! (Posted on 5/2/10)

I have a Futura 250 and it is wonderful. I had to buy a new computer and it has Windows 7 and my embroidery software is not compatable. Does anyone know how to download the software for Windows 7? (STAFF - Check support site for the new software updates) (Posted on 3/20/10)

This is a great machine and easy to work with. When its connected to the computer for embroidery, the computer tells you all the instructions you need to know. (Posted on 2/6/10)

Well I think this machine is fantastic and who cares if there is spelling and grammer mistakes in the manual (Amandas isnt too brilliant either) its so simple you dont need to read the manual once you get going. I found it really easy to create my own designs and the quality is excellant. You dont need the machine on while you create the design, you can create ot in another program the open the file up in autopunch, simple. (Posted on 11/1/09)

I ordered my machine and had to wait a few weeks as it was out of stock. However, I was informed it was in stock at 3pm and it was delivered at 9.15 the following morning! I am totally happy with everything about it, it sews beautifully and embroiders like a dream. The only thing I was surprised about was that it did not have a cover and also it does not mention it includes a zipper foot so I ordered one, only to find that it does! apart from that I am really really happy with my purchase and would certainly order from this company again. (Posted on 10/7/09)

I have wanted a machine like this for many years but the price was out of my range and then when I passed an a very hard computer exam my hubby decided that I should go mad and order it, when i found out how the price had come down and there was a price promise on the site , I not only ordered the machine but the software packages as well, the machine is fun easyto use and has endless uses in my job as a teaching assistant in a welsh medium school, so it is also a teaching aid he he and I love the lessons,
Thank you for a wondeful machine and also the ability for me to buy it at such a wonderful price. June (Posted on 8/26/09)

I am still amazed at what my fantastic machine can do, and to scan a childs picture in and turn it in to a piece that can be put in to a quilt or as I have done, a child won a competition to design a golf logo for our school and I just made it on the machine and put it on to a tee shirt and gave it to the child (6 year old) as present , he face alone was payment enough Thank You X millions. June
Its amazing !!!! (Posted on 7/31/09)

I am very happy with my machine. I dreamt about an embroidery machine since a long time and wasnt able to buy it because its very expensive in France. But since I saw the price on the website, I was delighted. Its half the price of here !!!
I didnt have the time to use the embroidery part of the machine but the sewing is great!
Very good purchase so far. (Posted on 4/23/09)

I am very happy with my new SINGER FUTURA CE 250!!! And I am very happy to had purchased it from sewingmachine-sales.co.uk
I was scared of buying on line this kind of product but it arrived in very good condition and in a few days!!
thank you!! (Posted on 4/16/09)

I have had my CE250 about a year now, I am so pleased with the quality of the beautiful embroidery, its also easy to use, an excellent machine for the money.
my first sewing machine was a singer some 40 years ago. Singer you have not lost your touch .
last but not least, great service and machine delivered next day as promised thank you (Posted on 4/5/09)

Good machine, the best sewing, and fine embrodery... its a discount machine, but you get the full value for your money...
The software is easy to use but I would have liked some more manual digitizing.
Good service from this company too... (Posted on 2/6/09)

I really love the quality and simplicity of use that this machine offers. I have one question, Is there a repositionable hoop available for this machine? I would love to embroider borders without changing hoops so much. I would appreciate any information on this question.
Thank you
Rita Crick (Posted on 6/29/08)

Excellent value for money. Very easy to set up and use in sewing mode. Wide range of different stitches that will take me a while to get to investigate properly. Good build quality. For the basic sewing mode the Star rating should be a 5, but it came down to a 4 because of some gripes with the software. I work in IT, so picking up a new piece of software fo rme is very easy. However this means that I wanted to skip over the introductory how to use Windows bits and get straight into the detail, but the online manual wasnt organised in a manner that made that easy. The are quite a few spealling and grammar mistakes in the mnaual, and there are also a lot of spelling mistakes in the software. This cant be simply a mistake in translation since some words (e.g. transmission) are correct in some places but not in others. However the major gripe is that the sewing machine has to be turned on and connected before the software will run. This is not very environmentally friendly, since it means that a lot of people will leave the machine on while spending several hours creating their design. I have since discovered that you can turn the machine off as soon as it has started, but there is no mention of that in the manual. (Posted on 6/4/08)

I simply love this machine. both for ordinary sewing and embroidery. I am a quilter and usually have three sewing machines, but since buying this I have sold the other three. I have found the performance of the machine excellent, and have had no real problems with the software itself just a few gripes with the manual. Well worth the money. (Posted on 3/14/08)

As others before I had problems installing Autopunch - the basic software installed OK - and no help in the manual or on the support pages. Finally after searching the internet for two days I found a page in which the problem was descibed. It was a Windows update that made the problem. It was removed and the machine works well.
Question: why could this not be found on singer website?? (Posted on 11/18/07)

I have just received my new Singer futura ce 250 and it is superb, it stitches out embroidery designs very well and bigger than my Brother pe150, the included software didnt load on the first atempt, however now it works as it should, I can create my own machine embroider and work untill after midnight again. The button holes and normal sewing stitches function well. Overall it is very good value for the money. (Posted on 11/5/07)

After much internet investigation decided upon the CE250 (mainly because old old machine (Melodie 20) is singer and loved it. I was very eager to get going but the beep beep beep is driving me up the wall (internal computer) The embroidery unit works brillant with the included designs but have spent hours trying to get it to embroider pictures that I have drawn using the autopunch (simple pictures as I am no artist). The stitching jumps from left to right with no logic leaving me with lots of unnecessary threads to cut off.
Ordinary sewing works fine but on setting width and lenght of the satin stitch needs always to be tested. The widest differs from time to time in which case the machine needs to be switched on and off.
I chose the machine because I love my PC and had great hope for joining it to a sewing machine but have to wonder for the money is there better out there? (Posted on 10/27/07)

I had a terrible problem with the installation of the Futura software having bought it a month ago. The problem as it turns out is nothing to do with Singer but Microsoft who sent out an updagte to XP which conflicted with the software. There is a simple solution in deleting this update and now my machine and its software functions marvellously. I adore my new machine and am just a little worried that my work and hosue will fall into disrepair as I spend hours having fun designing and experimenting. thanks especially to the guys at Singer for their help and patience in discovering what the cause of our problem was and finding a solution. (Posted on 9/19/07)

I bought my Futura in April and love it! I agree there are some things that could be improved but for the price I think it works great.
I have a question though- hopefully someone can help me. Id like to combine designs on one file but I cant figure out how to do it. For example, I purchased some applique alphabets online but can only embroider one letter at a time. Id like to be able to embroider a whole word at once. I heard I could buy software to achieve this and dont want to spend that if its something already included in the software. Any suggestions?
As for Kims question regarding the zipper foot...you can purchase one from this site. Just type in the model. You can either get one that just pops on and off the existing sewing shank or buy one with a different shank that you would screw on and off like the embroidery foot(which would be a pain to take on and off). (Posted on 9/15/07)

I absoulutly love this machine, i recieved the futura as a belated birthday/christmas present. It was fairly simple to use and my husband (a computer expert) sorts all the software issues out and regularly downloads new designs for me to try out, even my 4 yr old loves to sit and watch it work.
Admittedly i havent the patience to sort the designs out thats my husbands job as he knows pcs better then me.
I have recently been playing with the cross stitch part and christmas designs are looking fabulous, plus the photo section is great i have done pictures of friends children are anniversary gifts. Now i have a steady strem of orders for cards and pictures. Great little business starter. (Posted on 9/7/07)

I have had quite a few sewing machines. This one tops them all! I cant believe how much functionality this machine has. I have to wear name tags where I work and now I have my name on all my uniforms, so I can never forget my name tag again. The possibilities with this Futura machine are endless. I find that if you read everything carefully then things tend to fall into place, and if you are computer literate at all things are generally easy to figure out. (Posted on 6/27/07)

after alot of searching through the internet i found this ce250 was the best one to buy. it was my first time to learn how to sew and this machine gave me everything i need now i sew all the time no-one can stop me. i could use it with the pc which i never used to use now my husband cant get me away from it. he thinks its brilliant what i could do with this sewing machine all these designs i show him when he comes from work, ive even put logos on his shirts and his mates give him thier shirts to do the same. (Posted on 2/5/07)

I HAVE BEEN A SINGER OWNER SINCE 1963 AND WHEN I PURCHASED THIS FUTURA I INTENDED TO ADD EMBROIDERY AND QUILTING TO MY ACHEIVMENTS. BUT THERE IS NO ZIPPER FOOT FOR THIS MACHINE WHICH MEANS I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP AN OLDER MODEL TO DO ANY ZIPPER INSTALLATIONS. DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A ZIPPERFOOT ATTACHMENT FOR THIS MACHINE. OTHER THAN THAT I LOVE THE MACHINE. EXCEPT I KEEP GETTING THE CODE 88 (WHICH IS NOT COVERED IN THE MANUAL)AND HAVE TO SHUT OFF THE MACHINE DURING SEWING FROM TIME TO TIME, (Posted on 1/6/07)