Description
A 16-inch longarm workspace with a frame package to match
The BERNINA Q16 PLUS offers a 16-inch longarm workspace with a choice of Studio Frame or Hoop Frame packages. Guide the machine over the quilt for free-motion work, or select the Studio Frame package with Q-matic for computerized quilting. Its regulated stitching and digital tension controls help you develop a setup around your quilting style.
Images are representative. Machine, frame and accessories shown may differ from the selected package. Use the Package selection and equipment details below to confirm what is included.
Available machine-and-frame packages
- Studio Frame 10 ft
- Hoop Frame
- Studio Frame 10 ft + Q-matic
Regulated stitches while you guide the quilt
The integrated BERNINA Longarm Stitch Regulator helps maintain stitch length as the machine or fabric moves. Three regulated modes and a manual mode let you choose the response for the quilting technique. Adjust settings on the touchscreen rather than through an external tension assembly. Digitally adjustable thread tension provides a numerical setting that is easy to revisit when changing threads or projects.
Controls and threading within reach
The colour touchscreen includes built-in maintenance tutorials, a stitch counter and five user profiles. The forward threading path and accessible spool holders simplify setup, while the on-board bobbin winder lets you wind bobbins at the machine. Electronic presser-foot lifting and a front handwheel support needle positioning and fabric handling. Fifty LEDs illuminate the free arm and needle area.
Guide the machine from the front
Adjustable handles put frequently used quilting functions at your fingertips. Change their position for edge-to-edge work or detailed custom motifs, and set the frame height for your preferred working position. The machine can be operated from the front, with front and rear handwheels available for manual needle positioning.
Machine specifications
| Model | BERNINA Q16 PLUS |
|---|---|
| Nominal throat space | 16-inch |
| Manufacturer throat-space specification | 420 mm |
| Maximum sewing speed | 2,200 stitches per minute |
| Hook and bobbins | M Class rotary hook and M Class bobbins |
| Thread tension | Electronically/digitally adjustable |
| Lighting | 50 LEDs |
| Stitch regulation | Integrated BERNINA Longarm Stitch Regulator |
Frame size and workspace
| Studio Frame 10 ft | Footprint 3.3 × 1.0 m; Approximately 2.6 m quilt width; 0.9–1.1 m adjustable height |
|---|---|
| Hoop Frame | Footprint 1.78 × 1.01 m; No fixed overall quilt-size limit; reposition sections; 0.81–1.1 m adjustable height |
Frame footprint is length × depth. Maximum quilt-width figures are approximate manufacturer guidance; allow additional room around the frame for access and fabric handling.
Q-matic when selected
Only packages marked + Q-matic include longarm quilting automation. Q-matic adds a frame-mounted touch PC, design layout and editing tools, WiFi design transfer and Art & Stitch software. Place designs with Grab & Drop, arrange repeats, resize or rotate motifs and control stitch-out settings. The quick belt-release system allows switching to freehand work. The listed machine/frame combinations determine the automation package; pictured computers or accessories are included only where specified.
Included equipment and optional additions
- The selected BERNINA machine and the frame named in Package.
- Q-series standard equipment includes Darning Foot #9, M Class bobbins and bobbin case, sewing-machine oil and silicone fluid.
- Q-matic is included only in a package explicitly marked + Q-matic.
- Specialty quilting feet, rulers and other frame accessories are separate purchases unless expressly identified in the selected package.
Canadian configured machine-and-frame packages | BERNINA frame features and dimensions | Q-series model specifications