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BERNINA 540 Sewing Machine - Shipped from BERNINA to You

 BERNINA makes sewing easy

  • Powerful, fast & precise sewing
  • Handle big projects with ease
  • Perfect for decorative stitches
  • Your threads are cut automatically
  • Embroidery compatible
We know you. We get you. And we engineered our 5 Series line of machines expressly for you. It is perfectly sized, feature packed and ready to sew, quilt and embroider quieter, faster, better and with fewer stops and starts thanks to the BERNINA Hook. Interest piqued? We thought so.











Features & Functions
  • Hook system: BERNINA Hook
  • Sewing space to the right of the needle: 8.5”
  • Color touch screen: 4.3” / 10 cm
  • Adjustable presser foot pressure
  • Start/stop button (stitching without foot control)
  • Maximum stitch width in mm; 9
  • Embroidery Module: Optional
  • Maximum Embroidery Area: 15.7" x 5.9"
  • Freearm Embroidery
  • On-screen Editing of Designs

Sewing and Quilting Features

  • Pattern start/end function
  • Stitch length maximum in mm: 6
  • Maximum stitch width in mm: 9
  • Programmable Securing Function
  • Pattern mirroring
  • Free Hand System (FHS)
  • Number of stitch patterns (incl. alphabet) total: 1048
  • Utility stitches total: 30
  • Buttonholes (incl. eyelet) total: 14
  • Automatic buttonhole length measuring system
  • Automatic buttonhole
  • Manual multi-step buttonhole
  • Button sew-on program
  • Darning programs
  • Decorative stitches total: 300
  • Quilting stitches total: 44
  • Cross-stitch programs: 31
  • Sewing alphabets: 5
  • Reverse sewing

General Features

  • Hook system: BERNINA Hook
  • Maximum sewing speed (stitches per minute): 1000
  • Sewing space to the right of the needle: 8.5”
  • Color touch screen: 4.3” / 10 cm
  • Drag & Drop
  • LED sewing lights: 12 LED
  • Multi-function knobs
  • Needle positions: 11
  • Sewing in each needle position
  • Number of spool holders: 2
  • Semi-automatic needle threader
  • Adjustable presser foot pressure
  • Manual thread cutter: 4
  • Automatic thread cutter
  • Adaptive Thread Tension
  • Upper thread indicator
  • BSR functionality, straight stitch and zigzag
  • BERNINA foot control with back-kick function
  • Create and save stitch combinations
  • Memory (short-term/altered stitches)
  • Memory (long-term/altered stitches)
  • Start/stop button (stitching without foot control)
  • Slide speed control
  • Bobbin winding while sewing/embroidering
  • USB interface for PC connection
  • USB interface for USB data stick
  • Changing stitch settings while sewing
  • Needle stop up/down
  • On-screen help
  • Creative consultant
  • Sewing tutorial
  • Setup program
  • Machine weight: 24.2 lb
  • Machine size: 18.1″ / 7.9″ / 12.9″

Embroidery Features

  • Maximum Embroidery Speed (Stitches per minute): 1000
  • Embroidery Module: Optional
  • Maximum Embroidery Area: 15.7" x 5.9"
  • Freearm Embroidery
  • On-screen Editing of Designs
  • Duplicate/Add Designs
  • Change Design Size Non-Proportionally
  • Move, Rotate, and Mirror
  • WordArt
  • Drag and Drop
  • Absolute Check Design Positioning
  • Check Design Size
  • Adjust Stitch Density
  • Change Stitch Type
  • Change Thread Brand
  • Basting
  • Color Resequence
  • Stitch Design as Single/Multi-Color
  • Personal Memory for Saving Embroidery Designs
  • Programmable Jump Stitch Cutting
  • Smart Secure
  • Invisible Secure
  • Centering the Embroidery Design
  • Switch Unit of Measurement
  • Embroidery design formats: EXP, DST, PES, PEC, JEF, SEW, PCS, XXX
  • USB Interface
  • View Stitch-out Time, Thread Colors, Size, Stitches
  • Stitch Sequence Control
  • Position Recall

Stitches

PRACTICAL STITCHES

Practical Stitches

BUTTONHOLES

Buttonholes

DECORATIVE STITCHES

Decorative Stitches

QUILT STITCHES

Quilt Stitches

Embroidery Designs

Practical Stitches

Included Accessories

  • Soft Cover with pocket
  • 4 Bobbins in the accessory, 1 bobbin in the bobbin case
  • 2 Foam pads
  • 3 Spool discs
  • Seam ripper
  • Height compensation tool
  • Selection of needles
  • Screwdriver red
  • Brush
  • Power cable
  • Foot control
  • Freearm Slide-on Table
  • Knee lifter/Free-Hand System (FHS)
  • Touchscreen Pen
  • Sewing Machine Oil
  • Accessories Box
  • Knee lifter/Free-Hand System (FHS)

To Purchase with Optional Embroidery Module, click HERE 

embriodery module

FASTER AND QUIETER EMBROIDERY

The embroidery module turns an embroidery-capable BERNINA sewing machine into an embroidery machine, allowing reliable and breathtaking embroidery results to be achieved in the blink of an eye. All embroidery projects can be carried out comfortably using the generous embroidery area. BERNINA also offers a wide range of embroidery hoops in different shapes and sizes.

This embroidery module also makes it easy to embroider already-closed and tubular sewing projects, such as trouser legs, blouses, coat pockets and small t-shirts.

  • For medium-sized BERNINA machines
  • For small to large embroidery patterns
  • Effortless freearm embroidery
  • Large selection of BERNINA embroidery hoops