Aren’t these vintage sewing machine colors great?! We love pink!

But if you don’t want your nice white machine bed turned pink…blue…grey… here’s something that can prevent it. Sometimes prewashing our fabric doesn’t guarantee there will be no crocking or bleeding when you begin sewing. Unfortunately once it rubs onto your machine bed it’s difficult, if not impossible, to fully remove. Deep red/pink, sometimes black or deep blue can discolor your machine.

Before working with the fabric, or at the very first hint of color on the machine bed, wrap your machine bed – free arm, attached accessory tray, matching extension table – with Glad Press ‘n Seal. Its gentle adhesive keeps the white surface protected and doesn’t slip and slide. It’s easily removed with no residue. You can cut out an opening for the needle plate so it’s still easy to see markings and change bobbins.