Stitching in the Ditch with BERNINA Q 24 Longarm
Get some tips on stitching in the ditch with the BERNINA Q 24 Longarm Quilting machine. Custom quilts sure look amazing when they are. More …
Edge to Edge with Q-matic
Learn how to create an edge-to-edge layout and stitch it out with success using any pantograph design. More …
Longarm Quilting for Beginners Part 5: BERNINA Q-matic Longarm Quilting Automation System
When new to longarm quilting, you might have lots of questions about Q-matic or any automated systems. Get answers from our longarm quilting expert. More …
How to Free-motion Quilt the Busy Bee Motif
The Busy Bee is a delightful motif to embellish any floral quilt and looks fabulous when stitched among appliqué flowers. More …
Longarm Quilting for Beginners Part 4: Tension and Needles
In part four of our series for longarming for beginners, we will discuss two critical factors for quality stitching–needles and tension. As a longarm quilter, you’ll want consistent stitching on every project. But you’ll find that if you are using different types of batting, fabric and thread, you may need to make adjustments to get More …
Longarm Quilting for Beginners Part 3: Threading and basic Techniques
Learn how easy it is to thread our BERNINA Q Series machines. Both the Q 20 and the Q 24 thread the same way. The threading is all in the front, so there is no need to go to the back or reach all the way to the back. More …
Longarm Quilting for Beginners Part 2: Loading a Frame
Most longarm frames are very similar in construction. A frame is made up of three rails to hold the quilt before and after it is quilted. They also have legs to hold the rails up off the floor so that it is easy to stand or sit on a tall stool to move the Sewhead More …
Longarm Quilting for Beginners: Part 1 Advantages of Quilting on a Frame
This is the first of a five-part series of blogs about longarm quilting machines for the beginner. This first blog will give you some things to think about if you decide to purchase a longarm on a frame. The next blog will go into loading the frame and the options for doing that. The later More …
Corners and Borders With BERNINA Q-matic
Create this 50” square table-top quilt to practice your borders and corners with BERNINA Q-matic! Project size: 50″ x 50″ Four 10″ blocks for center Inner border 5″ Middle border 2 1/2″ Outside border 7 1/2″ Quilting Designs used: Amanda Murphy Quilting designs from OESD Center Blocks: #80214 Hearts Quilting by Amanda Murphy LA80214-01.bqm Inner More …
Q-matic Snap to Point
There are two ways to realign the safe area with the BERNINA Q-matic Longarm Quilting Automation System. My favorite way to realign when I am stitching out an E2E layout or a custom layout is Snap to Point. When the first row of your quilt has finished or you have filled the safe area with More …
Q-matic Boundary Tip
This blog post will walk you through how to use the Boundary tool in the BERNINA Q-matic Longarm Quilting Automation System. When using Boundary, you don’t have to worry if your blocks are not exact squares. With this function, you can change the size and shape of your block design to fit right into your More …
BERNINA Q-matic: Align Feature
The Align feature in BERNINA Q-matic Longarm Quilting Automation System works much like any aligning feature in other software programs. The alignment can be controlled by either the sewhead or on the computer screen. When using our Q-matic, all you need to do is select the alignment orientation, place the line on screen and then More …