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The BERNINA Q16Plus / Q 20/Q24 frame model machine has ample room for your large quilt projects. The frame will accommodate a quilt up to 108” wide. Your choice of 11' or 13' frame. This system includes Q-Matic Software.
Price does not include delivery & installation charges.
BERNINA Q16Plus / Q20/ BERNINA Q24 Key Features
- BERNINA Longarm Stitch Regulation
- 16", 20“ throat space or 24" throat space
- Fully front operated & unique ergonomics
- Up to 2,200 stitches per minute
- Unique tension control
- Built-in needle threader
- 109 mm (4.3”) colour screen
- Throat space area fully illuminated with LEDs
- Touch operating system
- M Class rotary hook
- Semi-automatic threader
- Electronic thread tension
- Electronic presser foot lift
- Upper thread indicator
- Dual Stitch Regulators (BSR)
- USB host / slave connection (basic)
- HDMI connection (additional purpose)
- Update-able
BERNINA Presser Feet Included (1)
Design customization and placement
- Adjust designs directly on screen with a touch of a finger using either Art & Stitch or Q-matic software
- For perfect design placement on your quilt or fabric, many useful features are readily available
- Align designs on your quilt or fabric horizontally or vertically on the top, bottom or centered
- Use the Boundary function to place a design into a block with a given margin
- Mask is the perfect tool to stitch out background fillers around an appliqué shape
- Clearly arranged user interface with task bar, tool bar, Q-matic secondary screens, quilt design area, design center and many additional commands
Easy Quilting
- Automated quilting in just a few simple steps
- Easy quilting, whether stitching out simple edge-to-edge designs or intricate custom patterns
- Includes over 250 designs from several renowned European and US Designers, including: Lisa H. Calle, Keryn Emmerson, Amanda Murphy, Tula Pink, Patricia Ritter, Linzi Upton and Sarah Vedeler
- More than 350 additional designs included with Art & Stitch
- Multiple on-demand help functions for assistance in every step of creating and placing your quilting designs
Easy Access & Control
- 21.5” all-in-one touch PC mounted to the side of the frame guarantees comfortable access to all designing and placement features
- For ease-of-use, additional sewhead interaction screens allow control of design stitch-out and placement directly with the sewhead
- Returning to the main screen is not necessary making your quilting highly efficient
Freehand Quilting Any Time
- With one-touch quick belt release system
- Easy switch from automated to freehand quilting
- Due to the side mounted PC and the one-touch quick belt release system, the Q Series machine remains lightweight and maneuverable
EasyGlide
- The power steering of Q-matic
- When activated, the belted machine head moves in all directions with ease and without additional force
Perfect Design
- The Q-matic system is flawlessly designed
- Meets the highest safety standards as it is UL(r) listed and approved
- Can be easily added to a Q Series on frame
- Enters world of automated quilting
Commands at Your Fingertips
- Plan your quilt in every detail with ease
- Basic features like save, copy, delete or import of designs and/or projects can be accessed in one or two clicks
- Precise Design Placement: Positioning has never been easier with the Grab & Drop function. Virtually attach a design to the sewhead needle and precisely drop it in your quilt blocks or set virtual markers for easy border placement
- Changing parameters like speed, upper thread tension or stitches per inch (SPI) during quilt-out are right at your fingertips
- Running out of bobbin thread or thread breakage can be easily solved with the guided recovery feature
- Use different view options to have the best overview of your quilting ideas
Art & Stitch and WiFi Included
- Design customization and/or digitizing with Art & Stitch, a powerful designing software for longarm quilters
- Access Art & Stitch directly on the touch screen to begin designing quilt designs from scratch or customize existing ones
- Trace and edit an image to your liking
- Create unique quilt patterns using options such as: creating an appliqué design or adding a creative fill or trapunto effect
- Upon completion, the design can be saved
- As a Q-matic owner, you receive dual activations for Art & Stitch allowing you to run it on a second PC or laptop
- The WiFi capability of Q-matic makes it easy to transfer designs from the PC or laptop to the Q-matic PC if both devices are connected to the home network
