B 990: Create Your Magic
Meet the 990 at one or both of our special events with BERNINA! They are free to attend, but you must register to reserve your spot.
990 Livestream Event - Come to PQW on July 13 to watch an informational livestream about this fantastic machine.
990 Roadshow Event - Join Christy Burcham, Director of Education for BERNINA, at PQW on July 31 as she demonstrates the capabilities of the 990 on our floor model.
Reserve your B 990 now with a fully refundable $1000 deposit. Reserve by July 10 to receive a very special bundle from PQW!
The BERNINA 990 is the ultimate sewing, embroidery & quilting experience!
Featuring:
- Enormous 14" sewing space to the right of the needle
- Biggest 10" centrally located touch screen
- Largest 16x12" embroidery field
- Built-in BERNINA Stitch Regulator
- Built-in camera & placement scanner
- Generous accessory package
- New automatic needle threader
Come to the store and reserve your B 990 today!
The B 990 is more intuitive than ever with easy, modern navigation and gestures. Tap into your inner artist customizing the 2,927 stitch patterns and 879 built-in embroidery designs. Precisely place and view directly on the screen in front of you with the help from the new BERNINA Placement Scanner, integrated Camera and BERNINA Pinpoint Laser.
NEW BERNINA PINPOINT LASER
Enjoy pinpoint precision by seeing exactly where the needle will enter the fabric in every needle position. The BERNINA Pinpoint Laser marks your start and travel points as you sew and embroider.
NEW CUSTOMIZABLE STITCH ALTERING AREA
The Stitch Altering Area visualizes your sewing stitches and edits in real time. Zoom in and out, rotate the view and see the stitches magically come to life on the screen prior to sewing on your project. Activate the camera to view the needle area in the Stitch Altering Area and ensure your stitch pattern fits your needs.
NEW JUMBO STITCH
Resize any stitch from 25% to 500% for unlimited creative potential.
NEW UNDO/REDO
Undo and redo steps in sewing and Stitch Designer. View the changes instantly on the screen.
STITCH DESIGNER
Create your own stitches by drawing your ideas right on the touch screen. With a touch, the B 990 transforms your design into a stitch pattern or alters existing stitches as you wish.
NEW FILE MANAGER
Save adjusted or new stitch patterns and combinations. With the new File Manager, stitch patterns can be named and saved in the Personal Folder. Create folders, move, copy and paste files to organize your stitches and embroidery designs.
NEW BERNINA PLACEMENT SCANNER
Positioning of embroidery designs has never been easier. Scan to preview how your designs will look when stitched. Viewing the hooped fabric on the screen makes placement simple and provides a realistic preview for embroidery colors and sizing. Transfer the scanned background to the optional BERNINA Embroidery Software 9 DesignerPlus to digitize directly on your hooped project.
NEW CUSTOMIZABLE LETTERING
24 embroidery fonts with limitless resizing! Create embroidery lettering perfectly to fit your project with multiple lines, alignment and corrections to previously made text. Edit the stitch density and pull compensation, and transform the shape and spacing to get perfect results every time.
NEW ARRANGE FEATURES
Easily align, distribute, group/ungroup and move design stitchout order all while editing your designs. Match Start and Stop points of designs to create endless border and quilting designs without having to individually place multiple designs.
PINPOINT PLACEMENT WITH NEW 4-POINT
Perfect design placement starts with exact virtual positioning. Pinpoint Placement gives you total control of the stitching placement of your embroidery. With the new 4-Point Placement, simply define four points on the fabric in the hoop and the design is placed proportionally or morphed to fit the created boundary.
NEW WIFI CONNECTIVITY AND BERNINA STITCHOUT APP
WiFi allows you to transfer embroidery designs from your optional BERNINA Embroidery Software 9 DesignerPlus directly to your B 990, or the other way around. And thanks to the new BERNINA Stitchout App, the embroidery process can be monitored on your smartphone or tablet. The B 990 connects with the app allowing you to monitor the status of your embroidery stitchout from any room in your house. The app notifies you when the machine needs your direct attention, like thread color change, thread breakage or when the design is finished.
NEW BERNINA INTEGRATED STITCH REGULATOR
The new BERNINA Integrated Stitch Regulator is more than convenient when it comes to free-motion sewing and quilting. BERNINA Stitch Regulation is now possible with all quilting applications — including Ruler Work! The built-in stitch regulation works automatically with the 5.5 mm BISR Stitch Plate with Sensor and all BERNINA quilting presser feet and accessories. Simply attach the stitch plate, and the quilting foot of your choice to achieve perfect quilting stitches with the exact same length at variable sewing speeds
NEW COMPUTERIZED QUILTING
The new Customizable Quilt Designs bring the functionality of professional longarm quilting to your embroidery machine. Unlimited scaling possibilities, the ability to modify the stitches per inch (SPI) and enhanced quilt securing functions enable you to achieve perfect computerized quilting on your embroidery machine. Formats compatible: BQM, HQF, PAT, PLI, QLI and TAP.
NEW START AND STOP EDITING
Push the boundaries of your computerized quilting by visualizing and adjusting the Start and Stop of Customizable Quilt Designs. Arrange designs to fit your quilt by flipping the position of the start and stop points, select multiple designs and match the start and stop points to create endless quilting designs with one touch -- just like magic!
NEW 4-POINT PLACEMENT
Computerized quilting is easy with 4-Point Placement. Simply define four points on the fabric in the hoop and the design is placed proportionally or can be morphed to fit the created boundary. Add margin to adjust the spacing between the edge of your quilt block and the computerized quilting for a professional finish.
NEW GIANT HOOP WITH A 12" SQUARE EMBROIDERY AREA
The new Giant Hoop is capable of stitching a full 12-inch square within the 16.1" x 12" embroidery field. Perfect for large quilt blocks! Easily hoop and re-hoop your quilt projects with the ergonomic twist lock closure and quick and easy markings on the inner hoop and template to align a 12 inch square. Effortless quilting even on the largest quilts.
EASE OF USE
The B 990 includes on-screen text to help you quickly find and understand editing features, saved and built-in stitch patterns and embroidery designs, and the machine settings. Use the search functionality in the Settings and Help Center to quickly find what you need when you need it.
TOTAL STITCH CONTROL
The B 990 provides an exclusive level of stitch control, up to 1,200 spm. Whether you are altering stitch length, stitch width or needle position, the machine will remember the details for you. Your personal settings can be saved for later use.
BERNINA DUAL FEED
The innovative BERNINA Dual Feed tames hard-to-manage fabrics providing suberb fabric feeding. The B 990 allows for fine-tuning of BERNINA Dual Feed. Easy to engage when needed, it tucks completely out of the way when it’s not required.
SEW WITH EVEN GREATER EASE
The B 990 accomplishes many tasks all by itself. The presser foot lowers automatically at the beginning of a seam. Needle threading is simple and fast with the Automatic Needle Threader. The thread is cut automatically when you reach the end of a seam, or when you wish to change colors while embroidering. Moreover, a practical extension table (12.5” x 25.9”) significantly increases your work area and is included in the standard package. about the BERNINA 990.
BERNINA ADAPTIVE THREAD TENSION The BERNINA
Adaptive Thread Tension, a BERNINA innovation, provides ideal thread tension while sewing to achieve perfect stitch quality on both sides of the fabric. Once the tension is set according to the thread and fabric used, BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension will constantly check the thread tension, adjusting it automatically when needed. The result is the finest stitching without pressing a button.
JUMBO BOBBIN
The front loading, easy access Jumbo Bobbin holds up to 70% more thread than standard bobbins, allowing you to sew and embroider longer without interruption.
NEW BERNINA STITCHPRECISION² TECHNOLOGY
The B 990 features the next generation BERNINA stitchprecision2 Technology that makes your sewing, quilting and embroidery experience quieter, more precise and joyful.
NEW STITCH PLATE RECOGNITION
The B 990 automatically recognizes the stitch plate once it is attached to the machine. If the stitch plate is not compatible with the selected stitch pattern, needle or presser foot the machine will not sew as an additional security measure.