Coastal Breeze by Sherri & Chelsi

Fresh flowers, beautiful color and memories of carefree summer days inspired Coastal Breeze by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics. Designed by mother-daughter team Sherri McConnell and Chelsi Stratton, Coastal Breeze combines colorful florals, foliage and small-scale coordinating prints in a palette of coral, orchid pink, aqua, blue, fresh green, soft gray and off-white.

If you love the cheerful style of this collection, discover more Sherri & Chelsi fabric at Shabby Fabrics or explore additional collections from Moda Fabrics.

Cheerful Floral Fabric Inspired by Summer

Coastal Breeze is filled with flowers. Larger-scale floral fabric provides beautiful focal prints, while tiny flowers and ditsy prints give quilters smaller-scale coordinates that work especially well in patchwork.

Throughout the collection, you'll also find checks and gingham fabric, small geometric designs, delicate foliage and quieter supporting prints.

Rather than relying on traditional nautical motifs, Coastal Breeze captures the feeling of summer near the coast through color and flowers. Think flower gardens, colorful window boxes, warm afternoons and fresh coastal colors translated into quilt-friendly prints.

The combination of large and small print scales makes Coastal Breeze especially versatile for quilts. Use the larger florals as focal fabrics, then mix in the smaller flowers, checks and geometric prints to create contrast throughout pieced blocks.

Coastal Breeze Moda Precuts

Coastal Breeze is available in an especially nice assortment of Moda precuts, giving you several ways to enjoy the collection without selecting every fabric individually.

Depending on availability, shop Coastal Breeze Fat Quarter Bundles, Fat Eighth Bundles, Honey Buns, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Charm Packs and Mini Charm Packs.

These precuts are particularly useful with Coastal Breeze because the assortment gives you a coordinated mix of the collection's florals, greens, aquas, corals, pinks and neutrals.

The addition of a Honey Bun is especially useful for patterns designed around narrow precut strips. Moda Honey Buns contain narrow strips of coordinated fabric, giving quilters another way to bring many prints and colors from a collection into one project.

Coastal Breeze 60" Cheater Print

One of the most interesting fabrics in Coastal Breeze is 37748-11, a 60"-wide cheater print featuring rows of colorful patchwork-style star blocks.

A cheater print is fabric printed to look like individually pieced quilt blocks. You get the appearance of intricate patchwork without actually having to cut and sew all of those individual pieces together.

That makes the Coastal Breeze cheater print an especially fun option for a quilt backing. Instead of finishing the back of your quilt with a plain solid or a single repeating print, use the 60" Coastal Breeze cheater fabric to create the appearance of a second pieced quilt on the back.

The generous 60" width can also mean fewer seams when you're preparing backing for appropriately sized projects.

Of course, it doesn't have to stay on the back. The colorful star-block design could also be used for quick quilts, wall hangings and other projects where you want the look of patchwork with considerably less piecing.

Coordinating Coastal Breeze with Moda Bella Solids

Moda has selected eight Bella Solids coordinates for Coastal Breeze, giving quilters an easy starting point when choosing solid backgrounds, borders, bindings or additional yardage.

The coordinating colors shown with the collection are:

9900-200 Off White
9900-296 Cantaloupe
9900-387 Sweet Pea
9900-177 Hometown Sky
9900-87 Teal
9900-134 Pistachio
9900-228 Fresh Grass
9900-128 Stone

Shop Moda Bella Solids to find coordinating solids for Coastal Breeze quilts and other projects.

These colors reflect the collection particularly well: Off White provides a clean neutral background, Cantaloupe and Sweet Pea coordinate with the warm coral and orchid tones, Hometown Sky and Teal complement the blues and aquas, Pistachio and Fresh Grass continue the garden-inspired greens, and Stone provides a soft neutral gray.

Quilt Patterns for Coastal Breeze Fabric

Once you've chosen your Coastal Breeze fabric or precuts, the next question is what to make with them.

Both designers behind Coastal Breeze also create quilt patterns. Browse A Quilting Life quilt patterns by Sherri McConnell and Chelsi Stratton quilt patterns at Shabby Fabrics for project inspiration.

Coastal Breeze is particularly well suited to patchwork because the collection includes multiple print scales. Larger flowers can become focal prints, while small florals, ginghams, geometric designs and quieter coordinates provide contrast within blocks.

What Can You Make with Coastal Breeze Fabric?

Coastal Breeze is a versatile choice for bed quilts, lap quilts, throw quilts, table runners, wall hangings, pillows, bags, patchwork projects and handmade gifts.

Its happy summer palette also makes the collection especially appealing for projects designed to brighten a bedroom, living room, sewing room or seasonal display.

Precut-friendly quilt patterns are a natural choice because they allow many of the Coastal Breeze prints and colors to appear throughout a single project. Add coordinating Bella Solids when you need backgrounds, borders, bindings or additional yardage.

And don't overlook the 60" cheater print when planning your quilt backing—it can turn the back of your quilt into another beautiful design feature.

Shop Coastal Breeze Fabric at Shabby Fabrics

Shop Coastal Breeze fabric by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics at Shabby Fabrics for colorful floral yardage, coordinating Moda precuts and the unique 60" cheater print.

Complete your project with coordinating Moda Bella Solids, then find your next quilt project among A Quilting Life patterns by Sherri McConnell and Chelsi Stratton quilt patterns.

Frequently Asked Questions About Coastal Breeze Fabric

Who designed Coastal Breeze fabric?

Coastal Breeze was designed by Sherri McConnell and Chelsi Stratton, the mother-daughter design team known as Sherri & Chelsi, for Moda Fabrics.

What colors are in Coastal Breeze fabric?

Coastal Breeze features a fresh summer palette of coral, orchid pink, aqua, blue, fresh green, soft gray and off-white, with additional tonal variations throughout the collection.

What types of prints are in Coastal Breeze?

The collection features colorful florals, smaller flowers, foliage, gingham-style checks, small geometric designs and coordinating prints in several scales. The assortment includes both eye-catching focal fabrics and smaller prints that work well for patchwork.

Is Coastal Breeze a coastal or nautical fabric collection?

Coastal Breeze is inspired by treasured summer days near the coast, but the collection is primarily floral and garden-inspired rather than traditionally nautical. Its flowers, foliage and fresh summer colors evoke coastal gardens, colorful window boxes and relaxed summer days.

Does Coastal Breeze include a cheater print?

Yes. Coastal Breeze 37748-11 is a 60"-wide cheater print designed to look like rows of colorful pieced star blocks.

What is a cheater print?

A cheater print is fabric printed with a design that resembles pieced or patchwork quilt blocks. It gives you the appearance of piecing without requiring you to cut and sew all of the individual pieces.

Can I use the Coastal Breeze cheater print for quilt backing?

Yes. The 60" Coastal Breeze cheater print makes a particularly fun quilt backing because the back of your quilt can look as though you've pieced an additional patchwork design. Its wider 60" width can also reduce the number of backing seams needed for appropriately sized quilts.

Is Coastal Breeze available in precuts?

Yes. Depending on availability, Coastal Breeze may be offered in Fat Quarter Bundles, Fat Eighth Bundles, Honey Buns, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Charm Packs and Mini Charm Packs.

What is a Moda Honey Bun?

A Moda Honey Bun is a precut bundle of narrow fabric strips from a coordinated collection. Coastal Breeze is planned in the Honey Bun format, making it a good choice for quilt patterns designed around narrow strips.

What Bella Solids coordinate with Coastal Breeze?

Moda is suggesting eight coordinating Bella Solids for Coastal Breeze: 9900-200 Off White, 9900-296 Cantaloupe, 9900-387 Sweet Pea, 9900-177 Hometown Sky, 9900-87 Teal, 9900-134 Pistachio, 9900-228 Fresh Grass and 9900-128 Stone

You can browse Moda Bella Solids at Shabby Fabrics to find solids for backgrounds, borders, bindings and coordinating quilt projects.

Where can I find quilt patterns to use with Coastal Breeze fabric?

Shop A Quilting Life quilt patterns by Sherri McConnell and Chelsi Stratton quilt patterns at Shabby Fabrics for patterns that pair naturally with Sherri & Chelsi fabrics and Moda precuts.

What can I make with Coastal Breeze fabric?

Coastal Breeze works beautifully for bed quilts, lap quilts, throws, table runners, wall hangings, pillows, bags, patchwork projects and handmade gifts. Its combination of focal florals and smaller coordinating prints makes it particularly versatile for pieced quilts.

Where can I buy Coastal Breeze fabric?

Shop Coastal Breeze by Sherri & Chelsi for Moda Fabrics at Shabby Fabrics, including available yardage, precuts and the 60" cheater print.