Grandma6x

I, too, am looking for a pattern for prairie curtains. Have already bought my fabric (red and beige check) for a country kitchen. Was so excited when I found "Prairie Curtain Pattern" under Google. Now I find it juat a messaage about.....
Anyone out there that can help with a pattern? Thanks. Grandma6x

NJ Quilter

Hi Grandma6x - I just sent you a PM with info I hope you'll find helpful. Let me know if you need anything else.

mudose8

By any chance, was the magazine Country Sampler? They show a lot of different curtains. Allfreecrafts .com has a tut to make simple curtains with valance. I'm not quite sure what you are looking for.

Christine George

Welcome from Milwaukee. Are you making a swag? straight valance? What were you thinking?

BMP

I am curious, what are prairie curtains ???

Cpetro

Hi! I know its been a while since this post...I just found it yesterday! Do you still have instructions for prairie curtains? I've been looking everywhere!!

NJ Quilter

Hi. I saw your PM but thought I'd answer here in case others were still looking as well. Prairie curtains are essentially just tab top curtains. Are you planning full length of window for the curtains? I've done them as valances; lower half window. Depends on where and look you are going for. Have you made any other curtains before? If you like, PM me again with what you're looking to do and I can get you going.

OurWorkbench

Thank you NJ Quilter for posting here. I believe that the pattern referred to are the ones that have a slight diagonal drawcord and look like

or

I found a couple so called tutorials, that don't have any pictures and looking at the ones above, it kind of looks like the drawcord dimensions could be altered a bit to look better according to the length.
https://www.weekand.com/home-garden/...s-18033641.php
https://homesteady.com/13413893/how-...airie-curtains

RedGarnet222

I could not access your link. Here is a site that has many country type curtains that you can at least have a visual to refer to.

Light Airy Curtains | The Country Village Shoppe

After posting I saw where a few people found what you are wanting to make. I agree that they are just a longer version on a valance with the addition of a bias casing to the back to cause it to be able to draw up the curtain with strings. My all-time favorites I made were priscillas that criss -crossed. I loved those curtains in the country living room. Ah that was many years ago. LOL!

NJ Quilter

Janey, thanks for those visuals. Have not seen the drawstring style previously. When my SIL asked me to make the 'prairie curtains' she wanted I asked her for a picture as I'd not heard the term and she showed me tab top so that's what I made her!