Bernina World of Sewing

A World of Stitching at Your Fingertips!
Oak Park Shopping Center    6013 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC 27612-2601 Raleigh Phone:  (919) 782-2945   Hours:  Mon-Sat 10-5,Sun 1-5	Wilmington: 4403A Oleander Dr, Wilmington, NC 28403 Wilmington Phone: (910) 769-2775    Hours:  Mon-Sat 10-5

Welcome!   New fabrics are arriving daily! Come by and let us stir your imagination.  Your creative muse is just waiting for you.  Our classes are many and varied and we are sure you will find something to inspire you!  We are a full service quilting store with over 4,000 bolts of quality cotton fabrics and the full line of Bernina products.  Our knowledgeable staff has over 100 years of combined sewing experience with Bernina sewing machines.  We look forward to seeing you soon!

News Fabric plus Online Shopping Just Arrived Recent Fabrics

Psst.... Machines' Availability BERNINA and bernette Machine Availability has "opened up". If you are considering a machine-purchase soon: Take advantage of the current machine availability and in-store pricing as well as as-long-as-available GiftsWithPurchase. Call the store (919 782 2945) to arrange a Try-Before-Buy session. Or, fill out the Pre-Buy Webform at: Pre-Buy Webform and we will get back to you. Questions/Comments? eMail us at: eMail: TryBeforeYouBuy at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom Click below if this catches your fancy... Machine Sale in-store Availability and Prices will never be better than NOW. Machine availability is a challenge - however, BERNINA and bernette machines are coming in daily and we have great machines for you to try; call or eMail us with a request for a sit-together time at the store. Phone: 919 782 2945 eMail: TryBeforeYouBuy at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom Are you heading into using Trial Version of BERNINA Embroidery Software V9? If so and want to share some experiences-of with me, please browse this Web page, below. Our Bernina Studio - Classes and Events Questions/Comment? - eMail us at: send mail to: BerninaStudio at Bernina World of Sewing dot com Studio Classroom Views Four-Day Workshop October 2024 Jacqueline de Jonge Morning, Day-1 Getting Settled In Work/Success Well done, All. Event and Class Information Stay Tuned for Upcoming Special events To go directly to Selected Classes and to our Web calendar, click below: Class/Event Calendar To go to our Raleigh Class-Catalog for Selected Classes click below: Class-Catalog Format of Raleigh Class Information WishBook Event: Now - October 31, 2024 Sneak Peak Black Friday Starts November 15 PDF Summarizing the Event: October: Accessory of the Month Edgestitch Foot #10/#10C/#10D 25% Off Special bernette Price on: b70 DECO $1,999 $999 Now - October 31, 2024 Just SOME of the WishBook event particulars Selected Specials Note: The B735 and its Offer has VERY limited availability. Check with the store as soon as possible to see if still available. For questions/comments at this time from our store, send mail to: WishBook at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom Special Sale Prices on other selected BERNINA and bernette machines remain in-place. Check with the store for the latest. See you soon in our store! For questions/comments at this time from our store, send mail to: CurrentSpecials at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom

BERNINA and bernette Machines - Magic! To view the an overview of machines announced in June 2024, click below:

BERNINA 990 Magical sewing, quilting and embroidery 14 inches (356 mm) of space to the right of the needle 10-Inch Touch Screen and Modern User Interface BERNINA pinpoint laser Automatic Needle Threader Customizing Stitch Altering Area New Stitch Designer New Jumbo Stitch WiFi Connectivity and BERNINA Stitchout App Customizable Quilt Designs BERNINA Integrated Stitch Regulator The new high-end Embroidery Module XL with BERNINA Smart Drive Technology (SDT) and the new Giant Hoop come standard with the B 990 and more - Discuss with our Staff! To view the current 990 brochure click below: For specifics, visit: BERNINA 990 Information on BERNINA USA Website For questions/comments at this time from our store, send mail to: BERNINA990 at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom B990 In Our Store Click below to see some highlites. BERNINA 735 Patchwork Edition 5.5mm Stitch Width 10 inches (254 mm) of space to the right of the needle 7-Inch color Display Total Stitch Control Semi-automatic Needle Threading Speed Control Special Red BERNINA Walking Foot #50 and Patchwork Foot #37 Included Embroidery enabled and more - Discuss with our Staff! Plus: GiftWithPurchase of 735 Patchwork Edition Your choice of: Embroidery Package Includes Embroidery Module Quilting Package BERNINA Stitch Regulator Adjustable Quilting Feet #72, #73 and #74 Sewing Package BERNINA L 460 Big Book of Serger Quilting To view the current 735 Patchwork Edition brochure click below: For specifics, visit: BERNINA 735 Patchwork Edition Information on BERNINA USA Website For questions/comments at this time from our store, send mail to: BERNINA735 at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom bernette b 08 Straight Stitch Power - 1,600 stitches per minute Sewing Speed Control Slider Extra-large Foot Control for low-speed sewing 8.8 inches (225 mm) of space to the right of the needle Sturdy metal body Large extension table and more - Discuss with our Staff! To view the current bernette b 08 Straight Stitch brochure click below: For specifics, visit: bernette b 08 Straight Stitch Information on BERNINA USA bernette Website For questions/comments at this time from our store, send mail to: bernetteb08 at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom

BERNINA and bernette Machines - Big Days! To view the an overview of machines announced in July, 2023 click below: BERNINA 790 PRO BERNINA stitchprecision BERNINA pinpoint laser Automatic Needle Threader 4-Point Placement with Morphing WiFi Connectivity and BERNINA Stitchout App Customizable Quilt Designs Alignment of Lettering and Designs Shape Designer Color Wheel To view the current 790 PRO brochure, stop by the store or click below: For specifics, visit: BERNINA 790 PRO Information on BERNINA USA Website For questions/comments at this time from our store, send mail to: BERNINA790PRO at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom In Our Store Click below to see some highlites. BERNINA 570 QE Kaffe Edition Robust Freearm BERNINA Hook BERNINA Stitch Regulator BERNINA Dual Feed Patchwork Foot #97D Speed Control: To view the current B 570 Kaffe Edition brochure, stop by the store or click below: For specifics on the B 570 QE, visit: BERNINA 570 QE Information on BERNINA USA Website For questions/comments at this time from our store, send mail to: CurrentSpecials at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom Kaffe Collective August 2023 - Free Spirit Fabrics 100% Cotton $13.25 Per Yard Kaffe Collective August 2023 Web Shopping Kaffe Vintage - Free Spirit Fabrics 100% Cotton $13.75 Per Yard Kaffe Vintage Web Shopping bernette 79 Yaya Han Edition Stylish and Imaginative Embroidery Designs Yaya Han Presser Foot Set bernette Dual Feed: Stitch Designer bernette Creative Consultant To view the current bernette 79 Yaya Han Edition brochure, stop by the store or click below: For specifics on the B 570 QE, visit: benette 79 Yaya Han Edition Information on bernette Website For questions/comments at this time from our store, send mail to: CurrentSpecials at Bernina World of Sewing dotcom

If you have overall questions at his time, please eMail us at: send mail to: CurrentSpecials at Bernina World of Sewing dot com

Recent Fabrics Five of the most recent fabrics that we have added to the store and to the online site include: (Click on the following to see some of the selections in a large-sized image. To see all the fabrics, go to our online site using site navigation at the top of this page). InkPerfect Carbon - Art Gallery Quilts 100% Cotton $12.50 Per Yard InkPerfect Carbon Web Shopping Year Of The Dragon - Lewis & Irene 100% Cotton $12.25 Per Yard Year Of The Dragon Web Shopping Simply Be- Henry Glass Fabrics 100% Cotton $12.60 Per Yard Simply Be Web Shopping Disco - Lewis & Irene 100% Cotton $12.75 Per Yard Disco Web Shopping Space Monkey - EE Schenck 100% Cotton $11.60 Per Yard Space Monkey Web Shopping To see more selected Just-Arrived fabrics, click on: Work In-Progress Kit: Happy As Can Be - Pattern by Anni Downs, "Simply Be" Henry Glass Fabric 45" x 50" Quilt / Wall Hanging $Stay Tuned for Kit Price Sonja has just started a fun wall hanging-sized Store Sample for Happy As Can Be". The pattern makes use of a panel and is reportedly a fun project, so far. Stay Tuned.... Aiming at a 45" x 50" Wall-Hanging / Lap Quilt Uses a Panel Work-in-Progress Starting with Strips Block 01 - Will Make 28.... Parts are 5" Finished Progressing Ready for Quilting Closer Look Questions? eMail us at: send mail to: StoreSamples at Bernina World of Sewing dot com Kit: Night & Day - A Joy Ting Pattern Wilmington Prints 54" x 72" Quilt / Wall Hanging $124.99 Do you have a need for a gift? Perhaps a Black and White small/mid-sized quilt fits as a wedding gift or a gift for some other upcoming celebration.... Sonja has completed the Store Sample. Stop by our Raleigh store and give it a look. The Kit The Store Sample Closer Looks For Web Shopping of the Kit: Night & Day Kit on Web Shopping Questions? eMail us at: send mail to: StoreSamples at Bernina World of Sewing dot com A reminder: We have a good selection of fabrics in our "Inventory Reduction" area that are marked 30% (at least) off. We have also selected panels in this area. Fabrics are added to this Sale area regularly as we aim at keeping the number of fabrics in this area at a sufficient level to make room for new fabric that is currently arriving and on the way! Stop by and check-out the Fabric Sale area.

Special Events, Sales and More Stay tuned for information - However: Always know that the store has the LATEST information. Stop by!

Interested in Embroidery Software? Specifically - BERNINA Embroidery Software V9 Give it a Look / Try Before you Buy Now: Free Trial via BERNINA USA Website SOON: Purchase - at our store: Bernina World of Sewing, Raleigh or Wilmington Comment from Webmaster: If you are interested in a work-in-progress example of my using the V9 Trial Version software, go to: bwos Webmaster's BERNINA Embroidery Software V9 Work-in-Progress Example Questions/Comment? Just send me an eMail: BerninaEmbroiderySoftware9 at Bernina World of Sewing dot com and I will get back to you. Special note: The above is not intended as a QandA "service" - as I use V9 I will have no/little knowledge and experience-with other versions of embroidery software. Sorry! If you have questions about any of the above, please eMail us at: send mail to: BerninaEmbroiderySoftware9 at Bernina World of Sewing dot com BERNINA Toolbox Are you headed down the path - or, You are thinking about heading down the path - or: You have been down the path in the past and did not continue the path for some reason - Of: Embroidery Software? Let's try the BERNINA Toolbox soon. Priced right, with a free 30-day trial available: Now. For information, go to the BERNINA Website at: BERNINA USA Website for Toolbox Information Don't hesitate to let us know how your progress goes and if there is something we can do to assist you. We look forward to working with you. If you have feedback, please eMail us at: Any questions or comments, please: send mail to: BWOSToolbox at Bernina World of Sewing What The Example Worked With - If interested-in, See Pointer-to, below. We used Toolbox to: Modify a previously-digitized design's information for stitching out "just" the 3" Star for use in a quilt piece being created during our store's Quilt Along 2021. The 3" Star will be stitched on the project's Background fabric (trimmed to 3 1/2") for placing into the four-outer squares of the 4th-month borders of the Quilt Along project. (Click on the Following to see): Webmaster's July 2021 Toolbox Example

Upcoming Classes NOTE: Please visit the store's official Website at: Store Classes and Events For the latest. Thank you. Please be aware that the IN-STORE Calendar is the only official calendar! Don't hesitate to call the store (919 782 2945) or, of course, stop by the store - for the latest information. ---- BWOS Calendar: (Note the class Location is color coded) Raleigh and Wilmington ---- ---- If you have any questions or otherwise, please: send mail to: Webmaster regarding classes at Bernina World of Sewing ----

Our Store's BERNINA Machine Mastery Information For our store's Machine Mastery Class information, click on the following: Raleigh Machine Mastery Class Information Have you bought a new BERNINA 4 through 7 series and need help getting started?  Do you already have a BERNINA 4 through 7 series and need a refresher on sewing or embroidery?  Then check out our YouTube channel for some BRAND NEW videos showing you the ins and outs of operating your sewing machine.  Topics include:  Machine Mastery, Introduction to Machine Embroidery, and Machine Maintenance Basics.  And our very own Ann, Stephanie, and Sylvia are featured in these videos sharing their many years of experience and expertise with you. No need to lug your machine into the store for a class - it's all on our store YouTube channel. Stay tuned: We plan on additional videos, including a Bernina 3 series Mastery Video coming soon. For our store's Machine Mastery videos via a Web page that points to the on-YouTube videos, click on the following:

BERNINA L890 Overlocker Truly a revolution in Overlock and Coverstitching One-Step BERNINA Air Threader Intuitive operation via touch screen Fast, precise & quiet Extremely convenient Total Stitch Control for more information via the BERNINA Website, go to:: L890 Info on BERNINA USA Website BERNINA L860 Overlocker Overlocker with color touch screen One-Step BERNINA Air Threader Easy on-screen stitch selection Convenient freearm Total Stitch Control Grand sewing space for more information via the BERNINA Website, go to:: L860 Info on BERNINA USA Website BERNINA L850 Overlocker The ultimate Overlocker One-step BERNINA Air Threader Extremely fast, precise and quiet Convenient freearm Total Stitch Control for perfect seams Grand sewing space for more information via the BERNINA Website, go to:: L850 Info on BERNINA USA Website BERNINA USA L8 Series Press Announcement Aug 11, 2020 PDF BERNINA Overlocker Product Comparison Info: If you have questions about the above, please call the Raleigh store: 919 782 2945 or eMail us at: send mail to: L8Overlockers at Bernina World of Sewing dot com

We look forward to seeing all your beautiful work.

Note: You MUST be pre-registered to participate in the monthly Gatherings. Just "Show-Ups" the day/evening of the Gathering will not be allowed. Sorry!

Those who signed up and are participating in the Gatherings have been contacted via eMail. For those participating and have been contacted, the next in-store session for the Tuesday Daytime Gathering is: November 19, 2024 at the store's Bernina Studio.

For 2024, the store’s Year-Long Gathering 2024 (3rd Tuesday, Monthly Daytime) is: Store Kit Choice: Participants find a kit that fits their 2024 aims.

Again: Please do NOT show up for the Gathering if you have not been contacted. Sorry!

If the Gathering is full and you wish to be placed on the Wait List for either of the Gatherings - or, to be notified if an opening comes about a Gathering, please send mail to: GatheringInfo at Bernina World of Sewing dot com

Current Month Summary

2024 Store-Kit Choice Daytime Tuesdays Gathering Daytime Gathering - October 2024 A "small group" as we head into the final stretch: A very nice meeting and Thank You for welcoming Nicole to this month's Gathering -- and, Thank You Georgene for the surprise Goodie Bag! See you-all in November. Sonja For more information about the 2024 Gatherings, go to the following Web page: Our 2024 Gatherings Web page and BLOG pointer The most-recent Comment added to the Daytime Tuesday Gathering BLOG was: October 23, 2024 Archived Gatherings: Just go to: Archived Gatherings Web page.