Description
Baby Lock Meridian Embroidery Machine
The Baby Lock Meridian is a spacious, embroidery-only machine built for big, perfectly placed designs. With a generous 9.5″ × 14″ embroidery field, 11.25″ of workspace to the right of the needle, and Baby Lock IQ Technology® features like IQ Intuition Positioning® and IQ Designer, it makes accurate placement and custom design creation feel easy.
Wirelessly send designs from your computer or compatible software, preview placement right over your hooped fabric, and use the Needle Beam and on-screen editing tools to fine-tune every stitch, color, and combination before you press start.
Model#: BLMA · Embroidery-only machine with 9.5″ × 14″ field, 494 built-in designs, and 30 fonts
Fall in Love with Embroidery at Flash Sew & Quilt
When you choose your Baby Lock Meridian from Flash Sew & Quilt, you’re getting more than a machine. Enjoy personalized embroidery training, certified local service, and help choosing stabilizers, threads, and hoops—plus friendly support from our teams in Naples, Sarasota, and Jupiter, FL.
Perfect For Quilt labels & blocks • Jackets & bags • Monograms & logos • Large, multi-color designsKey Strengths 9.5″ × 14″ embroidery field • IQ Intuition Positioning® • IQ Designer • 494 designs • 30 fonts • Needle BeamSkill Level Confident embroiderers • Quilters who want in-the-hoop finishing • Small business & personalization pros
Top Features
IQ Intuition Positioning® App
Take a photo of your hooped fabric with the IQ Intuition Positioning® App and send it wirelessly to Meridian. Your fabric appears on screen in lifelike color so you can drag, rotate, and place designs exactly where you want them.
9.5″ × 14″ Embroidery Field
Stitch big, bold designs with fewer rehoops. The 9.5″ × 14″ field and 11.25″ of workspace to the right of the needle are ideal for quilt blocks, jacket backs, tote bags, and in-the-hoop projects.
IQ Designer – Turn Art into Stitches
Draw right on the screen, import line art by USB, or send artwork from a smart device, then let IQ Designer convert shapes into fills, outlines, and decorative lines for custom embroidery without extra software.
Wireless Design Transfer
Built-in Wi-Fi works with Design Database Transfer so you can send designs directly from your computer to the Meridian, or integrate with Palette (v11+, sold separately) for even more creative control.
Color Visualizer
Audition different thread palettes before you stitch. Choose vivid, soft, gradient, or random color sets and let the Color Visualizer suggest combinations you can preview and save.
Needle Beam & Precise Placement
A bright LED Needle Beam on the embroidery foot shows exactly where the needle will land, making it easy to align borders, place monograms, and hit precise points on quilt blocks and garments.
See the Meridian in action
Quick tour of Meridian’s IQ Intuition Positioning®, IQ Designer, and large-field embroidery capabilities.
Key specs
| Maximum embroidery field | 9.5″ × 14″ |
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| Embroidery speed | Up to 1,050 stitches per minute |
| Built-in embroidery designs | 494 designs (including 200 Baby Lock exclusives) + 140 frame patterns |
| Embroidery fonts | 30 built-in fonts |
| IQ Technology® | IQ Intuition Positioning® App, IQ Designer, embroidery pattern memory |
| On-screen editing | Yes – rotate, resize, mirror, combine designs, and more |
| Connectivity | Built-in Wi-Fi with Design Database Transfer; 2 × USB Type A ports; formats: .pes, .phc, .pec, .dst |
| Workspace | 11.25″ to the right of the needle |
| Hoops included | 2 hoops with grids: 9.5″ × 14″ and 5″ × 7″ |
| Machine dimensions (H × W × D) | Approx. 13.06″ × 22.5″ × 11.25″ |
| Machine weight | Approx. 33.1 lbs (about 43.2 lbs with embroidery unit) |
Included accessories
What’s in the box
- 2 embroidery hoops with grids: 9.5″ × 14″ and 5″ × 7″
- Embroidery foot with LED Needle Beam
- Touch pen (stylus) and accessory case
- Bobbin center pin, 10 bobbins, alternate bobbin case
- Spool caps, spool nets, thread spool stand components
- Embroidery bobbin thread and needle set
- Embroidery needle plate cover and positioning stickers
- Soft cover, power cord, and instruction/quick-reference guides
Why choose the Meridian?
The Baby Lock Meridian is ideal if you already love your sewing machine and want a dedicated, large-field embroidery partner. With IQ Intuition Positioning®, IQ Designer, wireless transfer, and the Needle Beam, it takes the guesswork out of placement and gives you pro-level creative control without extra software hoops.
Paired with Flash Sew & Quilt’s hands-on training, local Baby Lock-certified service, and creative classes, Meridian becomes a powerful embroidery hub you can grow with—from monograms and gifts to full quilt layouts and specialty in-the-hoop projects.
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