Reef by Kate Spain — Moda Fabrics
Reef is Kate Spain's stunning coastal collection for Moda — the full underwater world from sea shells and coral through marine life, rope nets, and geometric medallions. The collection is rich, colourful, and deeply oceanic, with multiple print designs across a coastal palette. Fellow coastal collections include Cannon Beach and Nantucket Summer Cuddle; panel guidance lives in the fabric panels guide.
Print Families
- Sea Shells — scattered shell prints in Sand, Surf aqua, and Marlin blue
- Coral Reef — coral formations in Pearl, Algae aqua, Dusk, Seaweed, and Magenta
- Under the Sea — underwater scenes in Magenta and Blue Whale
- Bloom — floral reef interpretations in Crab, Blue Whale, and Sky colourways
- Rope Net — net texture in Horizon turquoise and Dusk deep blue
- Medallion — geometric medallion prints in Starfish and Swordfish; Magenta
- Bubbles — bubble scatter in Surf blue and Ocean deep blue
- Reef Panel — a full 36"x44" scenic fish panel
Shop Reef and More Moda Coastal Fabric
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I build an ocean quilt from Reef?
The panel anchors it — centre the Reef Panel as a medallion, then border outward through Coral Reef, Bubbles, and Rope Net in deepening blues so the quilt reads shallow-to-deep water. The collection was structured for exactly that build.
What quilting brings underwater prints alive?
Water vocabulary — wave sets, current lines, bubble pebbling around the printed shells and coral — in aqua or a blue-green variegated. Echo-quilting the printed fish and coral makes the panel motifs swim forward.
What backing finishes a Reef quilt?
A batik-look or ocean-themed 108" wideback — tropical leaf batiks or deep blue prints — carries the underwater theme through, and a Surf-family binding closes the quilt in shoreline colour.
