Singer Quantum XL-5000 Sewing and Embroidery Machine FS

Product Review

The Singer Quantum XL-5000 is the most technologically advanced sewing and embroidery machine on the market. If you're looking for a total fusion of innovation and imagination, look no further than this machine. The Quantum XL-5000 offers state-of-the-art features like Auto Thread Exchanger, Wind-In-Place Bobbin System, Automatic Threading System, and Endless Bobbin that truly set it apart and make your work easier and faster - from simple sewing to the most complex creations. To do this, the Quantum XL-5000 utilizes the latest user-friendly technology. Almost every sewing action has been automated and can be easily executed through on-screen programming. The exclusive pictogram and icon-based menus simplify this process and include user instruction and help screens that guide you every step of the way. The full-color 3-D LCD screen is easy to read and displays your design patterns. When you're ready to let your creativity run free, access one of the Quantum XL-5000's built-in embroidery fonts, floral designs or monogram motifs. Many of these designs can be combined and rotated to any angle for maximum customization.

Product Features

Up to 800 Stitches per minute embroidery speed
780 Font Characters (letters/numbers/upper case/lower case - 5 Font styles)
285 Built In Decorative and Utility Stitches
Sideways Sewing - Allows you to sew in four different directions
Computer controlled thread tension

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful

This is not anything close to what SInger promised!, June 30, 2010

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This review is from: Singer Quantum XL-5000 Sewing and Embroidery Machine FS (Office Product)

I had high hopes for this machine. When I bought this machine (four years ago) I thought it would be fantastic to own one machine that would do both sewing and embroidery, and it's made by Singer! One of the reasons I THOUGHT this would be a great machine at the time is because it's updatable. Although it may be updatable, they have never created anything new for the machine and you would be just as well to buy the less expensive model that isn't updatable. Singer promised new and exiting changes and I'm sitting here with a machine that hasn't changed since I bought it and still only does what it did when they first designed the machine. They haven't even added stitch fills which my very basic Brother Embroidery machine had.

The two units (sewing machine and embroidery unit) are large and bulky and the sewing machine is very heavy. Also the machine is supposed to be able to do multiple hoopings for larger designs. I've never had a multi-hooped item turn out like I had...Read more