Bernina 790 Ultra

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BERNINA 790 ULTRA: Make it yours. GO ULTRA!

  • BERNINA Integrated Stitch Regulator
  • Jumbo Stitch function that allows you to resize stitches from 25% to 500%
  • 2-, 3- and 4- Point Placement with Morphing
  • Advanced computerized quilting including Crop and Connect
  • 7" touch screen with Help Center

Quilters, garment sewists, and embroidery enthusiasts alike will be inspired by innovative features such as the BERNINA Integrated Stitch Regulator (BISR), Stitch Plate Recognition, Jumbo Stitch, 3‑Point Placement and new Computerized Quilting Features, making creative dreams come true with ease and precision.

Go big with Jumbo Stitch
  • Resize any stitch from 25% to 500%
  • Decorative stitches or Monograms
  • For bold, eye-catching effects

With the Jumbo Stitch function, the BERNINA 790 ULTRA lets you enlarge stitches up to 500% – perfect for striking decorative effects.

Automatic Stitch Plate Recognition
  • Insert stitch plate and sew!
  • Additional security function
  • Three sensor-enabled Stitch Plates are included

The automatic Stitch Plate Recognition of the B 790 ULTRA keeps your creative flow uninterrupted. All three included sensor‑enabled stitch plates are identified instantly the moment they click into place: the 9 mm Standard Stitch Plate with Sensor, the Straight Stitch Plate with Sensor and the BISR / 5.5 mm Stitch Plate with Sensor.

Design and sew stitches in any direction
  • Design your individual stitch
  • Multi-directional 360° sewing
  • Undo or redo steps on the screen

The B 790 ULTRA elevates your creativity with the Stitch Designer, allowing you to draw and refine your own stitches right on the touch screen. Paired with Sideways Motion, the machine stitches in multiple directions, opening up a new level of freedom for decorative work. This powerful combination lets you bring unique patterns and expressive designs to life with ease and precision.

Thread the needle automatically
  • You are ready for sewing in a breeze
  • Simply push a button
  • Watch the machine thread the needle

The Automatic Needle Threader helps you get started with a different thread. From a needle size of 70, the upper thread can be automatically threaded into standard embroidery needles. Conveniently and quickly, every time!

Smart guidance and intuitive screen
  • Helpful guide on screen
  • Large color touch screen
  • Operate the machine with a PC mouse

The B 790 ULTRA enhances every step of your sewing journey with a centrally located 7" color touch screen that responds to intuitive gestures like drag, drop, and swipe. Prefer even more precision? Simply plug in a mouse and navigate the display with ease. The built‑in Help Center gives you instant access to tutorials, the user manual, the Creative Consultant and more. You can even connect the Help Center to your tablet or smartphone via WiFi by scanning the on‑screen QR code.

Pinpoint Laser
  • Works in every needle position
  • Indicates the exact needle entry point
  • Next generation precision

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.

Built-in Stitch Regulation
  • BERNINA Integrated Stitch Regulator
  • Use Stitch Regulation for Ruler Work
  • Works with all BERNINA quilting presser feet and accessories

Simply attach the included BERNINA 5.5 mm BISR Stitch Plate with Sensor, and the quilting foot of your choice to achieve perfect quilting stitches with the exact same length at variable sewing speeds. Automatic stitch regulation is now possible with all quilting applications including Ruler Work, thanks to the innovative BERNINA Integrated Stitch Regulator (BISR).

Customizable Quilt Designs
  • Modify stitches per inch
  • Unlimited scaling
  • Save your projects as BQM files

The Customizable Quilt Designs (.bqm) 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. You can save your own quilt designs as BQM and read and embroider BQM plus other formats all on the B 790 ULTRA.

Crop and connect quilt designs
  • Easily crop designs with precision
  • Connect multiple designs into one
  • For flawless quilting results

The B 790 ULTRA gives you full control over your quilting layout. With the Crop function, you can tailor quilt designs with exceptional accuracy, whether trimming along a freely adjustable line or cropping perfectly to your embroidery hoop. The Connect feature lets you merge multiple quilt designs into a single pattern using connection stitches, making it effortless to manage and stitch even the most complex layouts as one cohesive design.

Place your designs to suit your project
  • Define three or four points on the fabric
  • Place the design proportionally
  • Or morph to fit within the boundary

With the 3- and 4-Point Placement the positioning of your embroidery or quilting design is extremely easy and precise. This function allows you to place your designs to precisely suit your project. Simply define three or four points on the fabric in the hoop and the design is placed proportionally or can be morphed to fit the created boundary.

Align designs as you wish
  • Both horizontally and vertically
  • Center, left, right, top, bottom
  • Align multiple lettering lines

Easily align and distribute embroidery designs horizontally and vertically. Use Multi-line Lettering and Text Alignment to personalize your text placement. With the line break, lettering of up to 10 lines is possible.

More editing possibilities
  • Embroider endlessly
  • Group & ungroup designs
  • Shape Designer

You can replicate and arrange designs, including imported stitches, into circles, squares, stars, hearts, arches and more to create your own bespoke patterns. While editing, simply undo or redo steps, change the stitchout sequence or refine layers using Group, Ungroup and Rearrange. With Endless Embroidery, you can repeat and align motifs perfectly to form continuous borders.

WiFi Connectivity and BERNINA Stitchout App
  • Design transfer from/to V9 Software
  • Monitor embroidery process via App
  • Real-time status updates remotely

Since WiFi is enabled on the B 790 ULTRA, you can transfer designs from your BERNINA Embroidery Software 9 (optional) directly to the machine, or vice versa. And thanks to the new BERNINA Stitchout App, the embroidery process can be monitored on your smartphone remotely.

Embroidery power and precision
  • Smart Drive Technology (SDT)
  • Freearm embroidery for tubular items
  • Faster, superior embroidery quality

You will enjoy an elevated embroidery experience from the very first stitch. The enhanced Embroidery Module with Smart Drive Technology (SDT) is included and enhanced by BERNINA stitchprecision2 Technology for faster performance and exceptional stitch quality. Thanks to the freearm, you can easily embroider tubular projects such as t-shirts and more, without extra tools.

Sew any material
  • Enjoy superb fabric feed
  • Optimum visibility while sewing
  • Easy to engage

The BERNINA Dual Feed tames hard-to-manage fabrics providing superb fabric feed and optimum visibility while you sew. Easy to engage when needed, the BERNINA Dual Feed tucks completely out of the way when it’s not required.

Sew for a longer period of time
  • Front loading, easy access Jumbo Bobbin
  • Perfect stitch width for decorative stitches
  • More time for your creativity

The BERNINA Hook sews high-precision stitches up to 9 mm in width with speeds up to 1,000 stitches per minute. The front loading, easy access Jumbo Bobbin holds up to 70% more thread than standard bobbins, allowing you to sew and embroider longer.

General

Space to the right of the needle 10" (254mm)
Workspace Height)
5" (127mm)
Centrally Located Color Touch Screen
7 Inches / 18 cm
Multi-function knobs
LED sewing lights
30 LED
Automatic Needle Threader
BERNINA Pinpoint Laser
Stitch Plate Recognition
WiFi
Stitchprecision Technology
Total Stitch Control
BERNINA Adaptive Thread Tension
BERNINA Dual Feed
BERNINA Hook System
Jumbo Bobbin with 70% moe capacity
Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering
Powerful DC motor
BERNINA Free Hand System (FHS)
Programmable BERNINA Foot Control
Thread-up Command
Automatic Presser Foot Lifter
Automatic Thread Cutter
Manual Thread Cutters
3
Adjustable Presser Foot Pressure
Lower Thread Sensor
Upper Thread Sensor
Help Center
Tutorial
On-screen Help
Exo Mode

Sewing and Quilting

Maximum Sewing Speed
1000spm
Maximum Stitch Width
9 mm
Maximum Stitch Length
6 mm
Adjustable Needle Positions
11
Presser Foot Selection
Security Function for Needle and stitch Plate
Sideways Motion
Connecting Stitches
Tapering
Automatic Buttonhole/Length Measuring System
Manual multi-step buttonhole
Button Sew-on program
Personal Memory
Temporary Altered Stitch Memory
History Function (most recently used stitch patterns)
Undo/Redo in Sewing
Stitch Designer
Creative Consultant Sewing and Quilting
Pattern Repeat
1-99
Pattern Begin
Pattern End
Mirror-image Function
Elongation
Basting Stitch
Stitch #21
Long Stitch
Jumbo Stitch
Triple Stitch
Backstepping
Programmable Securing Function
Bernina Intergrated Stitch Regulator (BSR)
BSR Foot #42 enabled
KickStart Function
Start/Stop Button (stitching without foot control)
Freearm Sewing
Monograms (with sideways motion only)
Total Number of Sewing Stitch Patterns (incl. alphabets)
2,248
Alphabets
10
Monograms
1
Decorative Stitches
754
Button Sew-on Program
1
Buttonholes/Eyelets
17/2
Practical Stitches
38
Sideways-Motion Stitches
171
Quilting Stitches
74
Tapering/Banner Stitch Patterns
28/30
Darning Programs
2

Embroidery

Maximum embroidery speed (stitches per minute)
1000
Embroidery Area
15.7" x 8.3" (400mm x 210mm)
Freearm Embroidery
Built-in embroidery designs 610
Embroidery alphabets 25
Customizable Quilt Designs (.bqm files)
120
Onscreen editing of designs: positioning, mirroring, rotating, scaling, combining
Change Design Size Proportionally/Non-Proportionally
Align/Distribute embroidery designs
Multi-line Lettering and Align
Endless Embroidery
Shape Designer
Color Wheel
QWERTY keyboard
WordArt
Drag and Drop
Absolute Check Design Positioning
3-Point Placement with Morphing
Pinpoint Placement with 2-Point and 4-Point Placement with Morphing
Lock scaling
Check Design Size
Group/Ungroup
Rearrange designs
Undo/Redo
Adjust Stitch Density
Change Stitch Type
Basting
Color Resequence
Personal Memory for Saving Embroidery Designs
Programmable Jump Stitch Cutting
Smart Secure
Invisible Secure
Thread Away Embroidery
Creative Consultant Embroidery
Embroider Sewing Stitches
Multi-format Reading
EXP, DST, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX
Customizable Quilt Design Format compatible
BQM, HQF, PAT, PLT, QLI
Adjustable Stitch Length (SPI) for Customizable Quilt Designs
Start and Stop Editing
Crop Customizable Quilt Designs
Connect Customizable Quilt Designs
Save Quilt Designs as BQM
Direct Design transfer to/from BERNINA Embroidery Software via WiFi
Automatic Hoop Recognition
View Stitch-out Time, Thread Colors, Size, Stitches
BERNINA Stitch-out App compatible
Stitch Sequence Control
Position Recall
Jumbo Hoop Compatibility
Maxi Hoop Compatibility
Mega Hoop Compatibility
Midi Hoop Compatibility

Standard Accessories for Sewing

Reverse Pattern Foot #1/1C
Dual Feed Reverse Pattern Foot #1D
Overlock Foot #2A
Buttonhole Foot with Slide #3A
Zipper Foot #4/4D
Blindstitch Foot #5
Jeans Foot #8/8D
Open Embroidery Foot #20/20C
Embroidery Foot #26L
BERNINA Stitch Regulator (BSR) #42
Sideways Motion Foot #40C
Patchwork Foot #97D
Slide-on Table
Knee lever/Free Hand System (FHS)
Embroidery Module L with Smart Drive Technology (SDT)
Embroidery Hoop Large Oval with Template
10.0" x 5.7" (255mm x 145mm)
Embroidery Hoop Medium Oval with Template
5.1" x 3.9" (130mm x 100mm)
Embroidery Hoop Small Oval with Template
2.8" x 2" (72mm x 50mm)
Dust Cover
Accessory Box

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