Decorative Stitch Quilting

July 28, 2026

Why settle for a simple straight stitch when your quilting can echo the personality of your fabric? In this creativity‑driven session, you’ll learn how to turn decorative stitches into beautiful quilting stitches on the BERNINA 990. Using a playful polka‑dot print as inspiration, we’ll combine stitches to create a custom quilting stitch that adds both texture and visual interest. 

What We’ll show:

• A deep dive into essential Combi Mode functions — Move, Tie‑Off, and Thread Cut
• How the BERNINA Camera helps to precisely Align Stitches to the fabric
• Using View toolbar to Zoom In and activate the Grid for Visual Guides

This technique lets you quilt and embellish in a single pass—perfect for projects that deserve a little extra charm.

Custom Quilt Labels 

August 25, 2026

Give your quilts the signature finish they deserve. In this B 990 webinar, you’ll learn how to design personalized quilt labels right in Sewing Mode on the BERNINA 990. 

What You’ll Learn:

• Explore the Cross Stitch and Banner decorative stitch folders
• Use Combi Mode to Build Words and Stitch Pattern Combinations 
• Resize Stitch Pattern Rows using the Jumbo Stitch Function, to Align Perfectly with the Lettering
• Discover how the Triple Stitch Function Makes Stitch Patterns and Words Stand Out
• Customizing Sewing Settings for efficiency, accuracy, and a polished, professional finish

This webinar is ideal for anyone who wants to add a meaningful, creative touch to their quilts while exploring some of the B 990’s most powerful sewing features.

Edge-to-Edge Quilting 

September 22, 2026

Create quilts that look like they’ve been stitched in one magical sweep! In this webinar you’ll master the art of Edge-to-Edge Quilting In-the-Hoop on the BERNINA 990. 

You’ll Learn How To:

• Choose Edge-to-Edge Designs
• Calculate Design Repeats
• Accurately Mark the Placement Lines
• Use B 990 Editing Functions to Easily Edit the Design
• Align & Position Edge-to-Edge Designs using Free Point Placement
• Embroidery & Quilt Settings on B 990 for Computerized Quilting In-the-Hoop 
• Re-hoop with Ease

After seeing this webinar, your quilts will look like they were professionally quilted—because they were. 

Pinpoint Placement Pro Tips

October 27, 2026

Pinpoint Placement is one of the most precise and intuitive placement tools on the BERNINA 990, making embroidery and quilting placement easier—and more accurate—than ever. Join Connie and we’ll break down each placement method, explore when and why to use it, and show how to choose the right method for your project. 

What You’ll Learn:

• Grid Placement: How it works and when this reliable method gives you the best results
• Four‑Point Placement: When to Morph a Design—and when not to. How to use Four-Point Placement with embroidery designs
• Free-Point Placement: Discover when you would use this flexible placement method over Grid Placement and why

Whether you’re aligning a single design, lettering or positioning a design across a quilt block, you’ll gain the confidence to place every stitch exactly where it belongs.

Perfectly Personalized: Lettering on the B 990

 November 24, 2026

Whether you're personalizing a gift, crafting a quilt label, or designing decorative text for a special project, this webinar will help you discover what Lettering on the B 990 has to offer.

You’ll learn how to:

• Edit Text quickly
• Change Fonts to align with your project style
• Utilize Transform tools to shape your lettering
• Perfectly Adjust Spacing between letters and lines, as well as move each letter individually

Then we go deeper. Much deeper.

You’ll take a guided tour through the Styling Tools that make the B 990 truly exceptional. Learn:

• How Stitch Density affects coverage 
• When to adjust Pull Compensation 
• How Satin Value changes the set value of satin stitches into step stitches

By the end, you'll be able to create perfectly polished, personalized lettering.

Row by Row, Let's Sew Designer Stitch Recipes

 December 22, 2026

Discover how to turn the BERNINA 990’s decorative stitches into Designer Stitch Recipes that add a designer touch to your projects. 

Learn how to:

• Choose Stitches that work well together
• Edit stitches using tools like Distort, Long Stitch and Jumbo Stitch
• Prepare your foundation fabric
• Select the best presser foot
• Align your rows for perfect, consistent results 

And, last but not least, you’ll see how to:

• Save your Stitch Recipe rows
• Open the Stitch Recipe Rows in Embroidery Mode
• Stitch your recipe with the precision that only embroidery can deliver.

By the end of this session, you’ll know how to design, edit, align, save, and embroider your own custom stitch recipes—unlocking a whole new level of creativity on your BERNINA 990.

Due to the fourth Tuesday of the month occurring just two days before Christmas for the live webinar, the recording will remain accessible until January 6. This allows you the flexibility to schedule your club meeting at a time that suits you best.