Bernina 570 QE

The Bernina 570 Quilters Edition is made for quilters who want perfect stitches and top quality results. It’s sized to work in the space you have, but powerful enough to handle big quilts. With a work space of 8.5” to the right of the needle large quilts and home décor projects can be handled with ease. There’s also a slide-on freearm extension table that adds room and support around the needle. Several full-shank metal Bernina presser feet (including patchwork foot #97) come with the 570 QE giving you a wide range of sewing options. To keep these handy and organised, a magnetic accessory box is included.

The Bernina 570 QE has a total of 1450 stitch patterns, including 34 utility stitches, 73 quilting stitches, 450 decorative stitches, 34 cross stitch programmes, 8o alphabets and 16 buttonholes. It also has 250 built in embroidery designs. The 570 QE allows you to make all the decisions. You decide what the stitch length and width should be (the maximum stitch width of 9mm is ideal for creating decorative stitches). You can sew at up to 1000 stitches per minute. You choose the needle position, and whether the needle stays down when it stops. Stitches can be combined or edited, and saved in memory, and stitch settings can be changed while sewing. Triple stitch and stitch elongation are features of this machine. And all that control is right at your fingertips with the large, intuitive touch screen and multi-function knobs on the front of the machine.

The 570 QE comes with the Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR) which brings amazing control and consistency to stitches in free-motion sewing and quilting, See this page for a description of what this amazing foot, included with this machine, can do.

The 570 QE has so many helpful features. The Bernina Free Hand System (FHS) capability is built in, with the knee lifter included in the accessory package.  The programmable foot control also gives more options. The automatic thread cutter is another useful function of the 570 QE, cutting the thread and raising the needle in an easy one-button operation. The Adjustable foot pressure functionality adjusts for thick or thin fabric to eliminate skipped stitches, and Adaptive Thread Tension ensures high quality stitching with any fabrics. An automatic upper and lower thread indicator alerts you of a thread breakage. The practical Thread Away mode is a swift movement if the hoop that pulls most of the upper thread tails to the underside for clean embroidery results on the top.
Bernina Dual Feed ensures fabric is evenly fed from above and below, ensuring great results on smooth or fine materials. It is easy to engage, and tucks away when not in use

The Bernina Hook system keeps every stitch consistent and precise. It incorporates a jumbo bobbin that holds up to 70% more thread than standard bobbins, which means fewer stops and starts with your sewing. And since it is conveniently changed from the front, there’s no need to remove your project.

Also available is a Smart Drive Technology embroidery module, which can be purchased separately to expand your repertoire as your experience grows.

Bernina quality gives you peace of mind when quilting lots of layers or sewing fast; the Bernina 570 Quilters Edition really is a top class machine for serious quilters.

Why buy a machine from us?

Exeter Sewing Machine Company is an independent, family-owned business based in the centre of Exeter, Devon which has been in business for over 70 years. We sell Brother, Janome, Bernina, Baby Lock and Husqvarna machines along with their accessories, with the full back-up and support you would expect from a local family business.

Our independence and experience mean we can provide an unbiased opinion and advice to help you choose the right machine for you. When the store is open we offer free machine demonstrations, meaning that you can see and even try the machines before making your decision.

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For full specification details and tutorial videos please see the  Bernina 570QE page on the Bernina website

• 1450 stitch patterns (including alphabets)
• 33 utility stitches
• 73 quilting stitches
• 450 decorative stitches
• 34 cross-stitch programmes
• 16 buttonholes
• 8 alphabets
• 250 built in embroidery designs
• Bernina hook
• Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR) included - for free motion quilting and sewing
• Free Hand System (FHS) enabled (knee lift bar included)
• Up to 1000 stitches per minute
• 9mm maximum stitch width
• Customise stitch length and width
• Triple Stitch
• Stitch Elongation
• Extended free arm - 8.5" / 215mm  to right of needle
• Frontloading Jumbo Bobbin with 70% more thread
• Automatic presser foot pressure and lift
• Start/stop button
• Bernina Dual Feed
• Dual Feed reverse pattern foot (#1D) included
• Adaptive thread tension
• Upper and bobbin thread monitor
• Bobbin winding while sewing
• Free arm with slide on extension table
• Automatic thread cutter
• Pattern end programmable
• Semi-automatic needle threader
• Save and reuse stitches
• Variable sewing speed
• Sewing Consultant on-screen help
• Colour touch screen
• 12 LED lights
• USB interface
• Foot control with back-kick function
• Embroidery compatible (additional purchase necessary)

• Machine size (mm):  461 x 200 x 328
• Machine weight (kg): 11

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• Bernina Stitch Regulator (BSR)
• Reverse-pattern foot #1C
• Reverse-pattern foot #1D (dual feed)
• Overlock foot #2A
• Buttonhole foot with slide #3A
• Zipper foot #4
• Open toe embroidery foot #20C
• Patchwork foot #97
• Slide-on free-arm extension table
• Knee lifter for Free-Hand System (FHS)
• 4 bobbins
• Selection of needles
• 2 foam pads
• 3 spool discs
• Seam ripper
• Height compensation tool
• Screwdriver
• Brush
• Lubricator
• Magnetic accessory box
• Power cable
• Foot control
• Soft cover with pocket

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Bernina Stich Regulator (BSR)
The BSR foot is more than just a presser foot; it produces neat, consistent stitching with stitches of precisely the same length while free-motion sewing. It reacts to the fabric's movement and adjusts the machine speed to match! It regulates perfect, equal-length straight and zigzag stitches at variable sewing speeds to give top quality results to your free-motion quilting.

Bernina Free Hand System (FHS)
With FHS you can raise or lower the presser foot while simultaneously lowering the feed dog without having to take your hands off the fabric, ideal for quilting

Programmable foot control
The foot control is programmable, allowing you to raise or lower the needle with a press of your heel.

Adaptive Thread Tension
The Bernina Adaptive Thread Tension system ensures the ideal thread tension as you sew, helping you to achieve perfect stitch quality on both sides of the fabric. After you set the thread tension for the thread and fabric, your machine continuously checks it as you sew, adjusting it unobtrusively and automatically whenever necessary, resulting in the finest sewing and embroidery quality, with no need to even press a button.

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