BERNINA makes sewing easy.

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.

What do Swedish Sailors and Sewing enthusiasts; Livia Naef & Nelia Puhze think of the B540?

When Livia and Nelia are not sailing, they love to tap into their creativity through sewing and embroidering. Because training is hard work, they appreciate the ease-of-use of the BERNINA 540 but love the machine’s power and precision to sew on anything from fine fabrics to old sails. Experience the BERNINA 540 difference today!

Main Features:

• Powerful, fast & precise sewing
• Handle big projects with ease
• Perfect for decorative stitches
• Your threads are cut automatically
• Embroidery compatible

Get a feel for this fantastic machine

The next best thing to seeing it in person. This 360-viewer shows you every stunning angle of the BERNINA 540.

Perfect tension for perfect stitches

• Precise & powerful sewing
• Just sew without any worries
• Achieve beautiful stitch results

Thanks to the Adaptive Thread Tension you get optimal thread tension for perfect stitch quality on both sides of the fabric.

More space for creative freedom

• Realize big projects with ease
• Enough space for your creations
• Embroidery module optional

The extended freearm offers 8.5" right of the needle. Therefore you will enjoy a grand sewing area for grand ideas.

Get the right pressure everytime

• Sew any material with ease
• Increase pressure for thin materials
• Reduce pressure for thick materials

Ensures that the ideal pressure is always used for the selected stitch. The basic setting can be individually adjusted.

Ask your on-screen support

• Modern colorful touch screen
• Easy to use with simple navigation
• On-screen support when needed

The Sewing Consultant helps you to find the right settings. Adjust suggested alterations quickly with the multifunction-knobs.

Sew quieter, faster, longer, better

• Sew perfect stitches with 9 mm stitch width
• Jumbo bobbin to sew longer
• Frontload the bobbin with new thread

The BERNINA Hook keeps the stitches consistent and precise with a maximum speed of 1,000 stitches per minute.

Automatic features save time

• No manual thread cutting
• Press a button to cut your thread
• Save time for your creativity

Thanks to the automatic thread cutter your threads are cut automatically and the needle will be lifted afterwards.

• 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

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)