The Bernina Q20 is designed, engineered, and assembled in Switzerland and comes standard as a sit-down model machine. The generous longarm depth and height provide ample space for managing your larger quilts. Quilt larger quilts than on a domestic machine. The Q20 offers less footprint in your sewing room. Undecided? The Q20 can be upgraded to a frame model machine at any time.
Table & Frame Options
For sit down sewing, or working at a quilting frame, the Bernina Q20 has a table or frame option right for you! Choose between sit down options of Folding Table, Horn Lift Table or Koala Cabinet. If stand up quilting is more your style, the Q20 can come with a 5 or 10 foot quilting frame.
Built-in Stitch Regulator (BSR)
Thanks to the integrated Bernina Longarm Stitch Regulator you achieve perfect stitches at equal-length no matter which speed you move the fabric. A manual mode with no stitch regulation is also available.
Unique User Interface
- Simple-to-navigate touch screen
- Individual settings for full comfort
- Built-in tutorials offer full assistance
Totally customizable, the user interface includes useful functions, such as five user profiles, a stitch counter, and built-in tutorials regarding maintenance.
Quilting without the foot control
- Fatigue-free quilting whenever you like
- Enjoy full comfort and relax your foot
- Perfect for creating large projects
The KickStart function allows you to quilt continuously without having to hold down the foot control. The KickStart function can be easily activated or deactivated via touch screen.
Bernina Q20 Features:
- 20“ throat space for big quilt projects
- Unique digital thread tension adjustment
- Easy threading, independent bobbin winder
- Quilting without foot control
- Stitch Regulation for perfect stitches
- Precise stitches no matter which speed
- Three different modes for full flexibility
- Simple customization via touch screen
- Simple-to-navigate touch screen
- Achieve precise stitching results
- Individual settings for full comfort
- Built-in tutorials offer full assistance
- Perfect illumination of the quilting area
Fast threading and winding
- Threading becomes a child’s play
- Enjoy comfort all the way
- Wind your own bobbin in no time
The well-positioned spool holders and forward threading path are easy to reach and simple to follow. The on-board bobbin winder makes it convenient to wind your own bobbins.
Unique thread tension control
- Adjust thread tension digitally
- Tension release for threading ease
- No external tension assembly required
The exclusive tension system features numeric tension settings making it very easy to use a wide range of thread types with success, no external tension assembly required.
Beautiful stitches every time
- Achieve precise stitching results
- Stitches are always consistent
- Perfection is the new standard
With high-speed precision stitching, you will complete more quilts quicker than ever.
Perfect free-motion stitches
- Achieve perfect stitches with the integrated BERNINA Longarm Stitch Regulation
- Keep the stitch length consistent at any speed
- Stay flexible with three regulation modes
- Simple customizing via the machine’s touch screen
- Precise sensing of machine/fabric movement with dual sensors
- Thoughtfully positioned spool holders and forward threading path are easy to reach and simple to follow
- On-board bobbin winder (M Class bobbin) makes it convenient to wind coordinating bobbin threads for your projects, independent of machine operation
- Love the free-motion movement of a sit-down machine
- Discover the stitch Regulation without throat space restrictions
Elegance and Function with the RMF Lift Table
The RMF quilt lift table has been specifically developed for the Bernina Q20. It is height adjustable and comes with the widest possible range of options in order to facilitate comfortable and ergonomic quilting at every height position. (Drawers and table extensions are optional accessories).
| Hook system | M Class Rotary Hook |
|---|---|
| Color touchscreen | 4.3 inch (109 mm) |
| Lighting length of freearm | 50 LEDs |
| Threader | ✓ |
| Presser foot lift | Electronic |
| Upper thread break sensor | ✓ |
| BERNINA Stitch Regulator Functionality | Dual Stitch Regulators |
