This beginning software class is for those who want a comprehensive overview of the software or who want to review the Software Guide classes from their local dealer. In the class, you will learn the basics of the software interface, beginner tips, lettering, monogramming, and design editing. The class spans four weeks of three- hour classes to give you time to understand the features and practice in the software.

Continue to discover the amazing features and functions of your BERNINA Embroidery Software. In this class, you will explore automatic digitizing and will begin to learn about the manual digitizing tools of the software. You will fully explore the automatic methods of generating stitches from pictures by studying the tools in the Auto-Digitize Toolbox.

Discover the Embroidery Library, an innovative tool that simplifies organizing and managing your collection of designs. Expand your knowledge by learning how to convert designs into a different file format.  Learn how to make the most of your thread charts and even learn how to create your own personal thread chart.

Explore the tools found in the Edit Toolbox and Edit Menu of BERNINA Embroidery Software to edit designs you purchase or create. By editing a design in different ways, the design is a unique creation by you!  Learn about Blackwork Run, Branching, Color Blending, and more!

Begin to learn the power of the Artwork Canvas side of the software. This is a basic class to introduce you to Artwork Canvas so you can begin to learn what Artwork Canvas can do for your embroidery. We'll begin to cover the basic tools of the Artwork Canvas workspace, workspace tools, toolboxes, property bars, and dockers.

Unleash your creativity while exploring all the creative effects available in BERNINA Embroidery Software. This class focuses on the Effects toolbar, which is part of the Stitch Toolbar, as well as the creative dockers in the software. Learn about CutWork, Carving Stamps, and the Morphing tools, in addition to couching, wave and star effects, and 3-D Globe Effect.  Learn to create your own pattern stitches to add special touches to your projects.

Learn how to create unique fonts in your embroidery software and how to apply creative effects to your lettering. Explore some of the great true type fonts and learn how to create your own fonts and map them using the Keyboard Design Collection function of the software.   

Explore the wonderful tools in BERNINA Software 9 to create all sorts of applique, both simple and complex, including applique from lettering and designs. Learn how to create both CutWork files and SVG files for use with a cutting machine.   

Explore the BERNINA Cross Stitch program within BERNINA Embroidery Software. Create embroidered cross stitch designs in a fraction of the time required for hand cross stitch. Create designs from pictures, edit the stitches or create a design from scratch using the tools of the Cross Stitch program.

Want to learn more about CorelDRAW SE? Dive deeper into the drawing side of our powerful software. If you want to learn how to create special stitch and printed effects; how to create many unique shapes and designs; and how to do fun things with lettering, this retreat will help you continue to learn the process in Artwork Canvas.

Dive into the wonders of the BERNINA Quilter program to learn how to plan your quilts and your quilting projects.  The BERNINA Quilter program is a great way to take your vision and bring it into reality. If your vision isn’t clear, use the Quilter program to experiment, exploring hundreds of blocks, fabrics, and colors until you get just the right look. BERNINA Quilter is a design tool that helps you put together quilts, as well as smaller quilt projects featuring patchwork, embroidery, and/or appliqué.

Learn how to create, design, and digitize computerized quilting designs for domestic machines. Debbi will introduce you to core digitizing techniques so you can use different methods to digitize designs for your quilts.

Continue to learn the creative aspects of BERNINA Cross Stitch program of DesignerPlus Software. Create larger cross stitch designs from graphs and cross stitch portraits. Use Artwork Canvas for photo effects that can be used for cross stitch designs.

Explore the wonders of creating all sorts of specialty techniques for your embroidery. Learn how to create and place border designs around large projects. Learn how to create designs for greeting cards, how to create patches and sketched designs; as well as how to create Bobbin Work designs. A fun technique class to get your creativity going!

Learn how to create designs that look like handwork. Create Crewel embroidery designs, smocking, hand-look stitches, silk ribbon embroidery, Redwork, and Sashiko. This class will include how to adapt designs for specialty thread.

Explore the tools and creative applications available in BERNINA Embroidery Software for creating your quilting designs.  Learn about paper-piecing, crazy quilting, and hand-look quilting stitches, and Trapunto methods.

Continue to learn more creative effects with lettering in embroidery software and in Artwork Canvas. Learn how to match logo fonts and digitize your own lettering for projects. Prerequisite of Fun with Fonts I.

Learn how placement lines help you place an embroidery design exactly as you want it. Learn how to edit lettering.