The Next Level of Sewing Perfection: Bernina 790 Ultra

The Bernina 790 Ultra represents a magnificent leap forward in creative technology, building directly upon the exceptional foundations of the 790 PRO. This extraordinary machine introduces state-of-the-art automation, industry-exclusive features, and enhanced functionality designed to bring your grandest textile dreams to life with total ease and precision. As celebrated fabric and pattern designer Brigitte (of "Zen Chic" from Germany) shares: "The B 790 ULTRA inspires me to go for new adventures." From heavy-duty quilting to intricate embroidery prep, this machine ensures cutting-edge technology perfectly meets complete creative freedom.

Groundbreaking New Features & Bernina Exclusives

• Built-in Integrated Stitch Regulator (BISR): Achieve beautifully uniform, perfect quilting stitches with the exact same length at variable sewing speeds. Automatic stitch regulation is now possible across all quilting applications—including Ruler Work—thanks to the innovative BISR system. It works seamlessly with all Bernina quilting presser feet and accessories; simply attach the included 5.5 mm BISR sensor plate and the quilting foot of your choice.

• Automatic Stitch Plate Recognition: Enjoy an uninterrupted creative flow with an intelligent built-in security function. The machine instantly identifies your stitch plate the moment it clicks into place, preventing accidental needle breaks by automatically restricting incompatible stitch widths. Three sensor-enabled plates are included: the 9 mm Standard Stitch Plate, the Straight Stitch Plate, and the BISR / 5.5 mm Stitch Plate.

• Go Big with Jumbo Stitch: Create bold, eye-catching effects by resizing any decorative stitch or monogram from 25% up to a massive 500% of its original size. Perfect for making a striking, unique design statement.

• Draw and Sew with Stitch Designer: Customise your work by drawing and refining your own individual stitches right on the touch screen. Combined with 360-degree Sideways Motion sewing, the machine can stitch patterns in multiple directions, opening up a whole new level of freedom for decorative work with full on-screen Undo and Redo tracking.

Advanced Computerised Quilting & Hoop Layouts

• Customisable Quilt Designs (.bqm): Bring the elite functionality of professional longarm quilting straight to your machine. Enjoy unlimited scaling possibilities, modify your Stitches Per Inch (SPI), and utilise enhanced quilt securing functions to achieve perfect computerised quilting. You can read, embroider, and save your own custom creations directly as BQM files or other formats.

• Precision Crop and Connect: Take total control of your quilting layout. The Crop function lets you trim quilt designs with exceptional accuracy along a freely adjustable line or crop them perfectly to your embroidery hoop. The Connect feature seamlessly merges multiple separate quilt designs into one single, cohesive pattern using connection stitches.

• 3- and 4-Point Placement with Morphing: Positioning intricate embroidery or quilting designs is incredibly easy and exact. Simply define three or four points on the fabric inside your hoop, and the machine will place the design proportionally or morph it to perfectly fit within the created boundary.

• Perfect Alignment & Multi-Line Lettering: Easily align and distribute your designs both horizontally and vertically (centre, left, right, top, or bottom). Use Multi-line Lettering and Text Alignment to personalise your text placement, supporting up to 10 lines of lettering with built-in line breaks.

Endless Editing Possibilities & Shape Designer

• Bespoke Shape Designer: Replicate, arrange, and transform designs—including imported stitches—into perfect circles, squares, stars, hearts, arches, and more to create your own bespoke patterns.

• Total Layer Refinement: Easily adjust your stitchout sequence, undo or redo editing steps on the screen, or refine complex layers using the intuitive Group, Ungroup, and Rearrange tools.

• Endless Embroidery: Effortlessly repeat and align motifs to form perfectly fluid, continuous borders.

Smart Guidance, Automation & Connectivity

• Intuitive 7" Colour Touchscreen: Navigate your projects easily using a centrally located display that responds to intuitive gestures like drag, drop, and swipe. For maximum precision, you can even plug in a standard PC mouse to navigate the screen with ease.

• On-Screen Help Center: Get instant, convenient access to built-in tutorials, the complete user manual, and the Creative Consultant. By scanning an on-screen QR code, you can even connect the Help Center directly to your smartphone or tablet via Wi-Fi.

• Next-Generation Pinpoint Laser: Experience absolute precision in every single needle position. The laser marks your exact needle entry point, clearly highlighting your start and travel points as you sew and embroider.

• Automatic Needle Threader: Get ready to sew in a breeze with the simple push of a button. Watch the machine thread itself conveniently and quickly every time (suitable for standard embroidery needles from a needle size of 70 and up).

Unrivalled Power, Feeding & Capacity

• Bernina Dual Feed: Tame notoriously hard-to-manage, slippery, or thick fabrics. The Dual Feed system provides a superb, highly uniform fabric feed and optimum visibility while you sew. It is incredibly easy to engage when needed and tucks completely out of the way when it is not required.

• High-Speed Bernina Hook & Jumbo Bobbin: Sew high-precision stitches up to 9 mm in width at blistering speeds of up to 1,000 stitches per minute. The front-loading, easy-access Jumbo Bobbin holds up to 70% more thread than standard bobbins, letting you sew and embroider for much longer periods without interruption.

• Wi-Fi Ready & Stitchout App: Transfer designs seamlessly back and forth between the machine and the optional Bernina Embroidery Software 9. Pair the machine with the free BERNINA Stitchout App to monitor the embroidery process remotely on your smartphone with real-time status updates.

• Embroidery Module Ready: While offered here as a standalone machine-only option, the 790 Ultra contains the advanced internal computing power, a massive library of 610 built-in embroidery designs (including 110 brand-new motifs), and stitchprecision² Technology required to run the optional Smart Drive Technology (SDT) embroidery module, making it fully ready for large-scale 400 x 210 mm free-arm embroidery whenever you choose to expand.

At a Glance Technical Specifications:

• Space to the Right of the Needle: Massive 10-inch (254 mm) workspace

• Total Sewing Decorative Stitches: 755 (including 55 brand-new designs)

• Total Sewing Alphabets: 11 (including 1 brand-new font)

• Total Built-in Embroidery Designs: 610 (including 110 brand-new motifs)

• Maximum Embroidery Area: 400 x 210 mm with Free-arm capability (module available separately)

• Automated Conveniences: Automatic Needle Threader, Automatic Thread Cutter

• Maximum Stitch Width: High-precision 9 mm via the Bernina Hook system