Is This Machine Right For You?
Expert insights for the BERNINA Q-matic
This machine is great if you:
- Use a BERNINA longarm machine
- Want automated quilting
- Work on large quilts
- Need consistent designs
- Do repeated patterns
This machine may NOT be ideal if you:
- Prefer manual quilting
- Are new to quilting
- Do small projects only
- Do not have a longarm machine
- Want a simple setup
Why Many People Love This Machine
Q-matic helps you automate quilting patterns. It reduces manual effort and keeps designs consistent across large quilts.
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"A good addition if you want to save time and keep your quilting results consistent."
BERNINA Q-matic
Longarm Quilting Automation System
- For BERNINA Classic & Large PRO Frames and Studio Frame
- Touch PC mounted to the side of the frame
- Art & Stitch and WiFi included
- One-touch quick belt release system
- More than 675 designs included
Discover the BERNINA Q-matic
Discover BERNINA’s state-of-the-art system for automated quilting
Whether you have a PRO Frame with a BERNINA Q 24 or Q 20 or a Studio Frame with a BERNINA Q 20 or Q 16 PLUS, we have the right Q-matic for you.
Quilting has never been easier
Automated quilting in just a few simple steps
Plan your quilt in every detail with ease
Stitch out simple edge-to-edge designs or intricate custom patterns
Multiple on-demand help functions for assistance in every step of creating and placing your quilting designs.
Design meets WiFi capability
Coming with integrated WiFi
Meets highest safety standards as it is UL® listed and approved
The Q-matic system integrates perfectly with the frame
The WiFi capability of Q-matic makes it easy to transfer designs from the PC or laptop to the Q-matic PC.
Commands at your fingertips
Change parameters with a fingertip
Pinch Zoom and Pan to work on design details
Different view options for a perfect quilt layout
Direct and easy one-click-access of all features: layout your quilt, alter designs, place designs and control the stitch out.
Once you drive a BERNINA longarm, you never want to drive anything else
Lisa Hagstoz Calle, Longarm Quilt Artist
About Lisa: With a degree in Textile Management and Marketing, Lisa Hagstoz Calle soon began to explore the “other” side of textiles, the artistic side. She fell in love with quilting in 1997 and discovered longarm quilting in 2004. Her award-winning original designs have opened the door to teaching opportunities so that others can learn from her art and skills.
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Full comfort while quilting
Sewhead screen according to the upcoming task
Change stitch-out parameters anytime
Confirm on sewhead screen or with toggles
The sewhead screen will change according to the upcoming task. Change parameters like upper thread tension and SPI any time during stitch-out.
Freehand quilting any time
You decide: Automated or freehand quilting
With one-touch quick belt release system
Changing from automated quilting to free-hand work is easy as counting 1 … 2 … 3 due to the one-touch quick belt release system.
Move your machine with ease
EasyGlide is the power steering of Q-matic
MicroMove will place your needle exactly on spot
Integrated in sewhead interaction screens
When activated, EasyGlide will help to move the belted machine head in all directions with ease and without additional force. MicroMove will place your needle exactly on spot and where you need the first stitch to be.
Art & Stitch Software included
Designing software for longarm quilters
Access directly on the touch screen
Create your own unique quilt patterns
Thanks to Art & Stitch you can change designs or create your own unique designs – this is where your creativity come to life.
More than 675 designs for free
Included designs of well-known designers
350 free designs coming with Art & Stitch
Import formats through Art & Stitch to Q-matic
More than 250 designs from several renowned designers like Lisa H. Calle, Keryn Emmerson, Amanda Murphy, Tula Pink, Patricia Ritter, Linzi Upton and Sarah Vedeler.
Place your design with ease
Perfect design placement on your quilt
Align designs however you like
Adjust designs directly on screen using Art & Stitch or Q-Matic
Positioning has never been easier with the Grab & Drop function. Virtually attach a design and drop it in your quilt blocks or set virtual markers for easy border placement.
Tula Pink and Sarah Vedeler designs included
BERNINA is taking Longarm Quilting another step forward with the new designs of Tula Pink and Sarah Vedeler. The famous designers clear the way for a new art form, which we affectionately call „quiltbroidery“; a mixture between quilting and embroidery. The results are beautiful, intricate and artistic designs that transform every quilt into an art piece.
To achieve the best possible results, we recommend that you
- Use a matching thread for Sarah Vedeler’s letter designs or even better a variegated matching thread.
- Keep the designs the same size. If you enlarge or reduce the design, sew out a test sample first.
- Quilt in the middle of the frame.
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Features & Functions
| Create Safe Area | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Customize Design Center | ✓ |
| Design Library | ✓ |
| Different View and Zoom Options incl. Pinch Zoom | ✓ |
| EasyGlide | ✓ |
| MicroMove | ✓ |
| More than 325 Designs included | ✓ |
| Nudge | ✓ |
| Open Project/New Project | ✓ |
|---|---|
| Realign Safe Area | ✓ |
| Save/Delete Designs or Projects | ✓ |
| Set Quilting Speed | ✓ |
| Sewhead Interaction | ✓ |
| Sew Options | ✓ |
| Thread Break Recovery | ✓ |
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Support for your BERNINA Q-matic
To ensure that you enjoy your BERNINA for as long as possible, we recommend that you read the detailed operating instructions. Further support information and firmware updates can be found on the support page.
