If you feel like a drive in the country, take the Turquoise trail on the east side of the Sandia Mountains to visit the small mining town - Madrid (pronounced Mad Rid). The old mining town is filled with artists and a wonderful old tavern with good food called The Mine Shaft. No quilt shops, but the artwork can be very inspiring. We loved walking up and down the main street (the only street) visiting each old house filled with unique galleries and shops.
Madrid and Turquoise Trail was also the setting for Tim Allen's movie "Wild Hogs" although the cafe did not exist until the movie came out.
http://www.visitmadridnm.com/things-to-do/all/
You can loop your way back to Santa Fe by heading south on the trail (14) to I-40 to Albuquerque and then north on I-25. You can take a detour from 14 by driving to Sandia Peak. It is a long curvy drive but worth the spectacular view of the ABQ valley. Or you can keep driving on 14 then take Tramway Blvd north (556) to Sandia Peak Tramway. The trams will take you to the Peak. My husband has a fear of heights, but was all right on the Tram ride.
http://www.sandiapeak.com/
Tramway Blvd will also let you bypass most of ABQ if you are wanting to get back to Santa Fe after driving Turquoise Trail. You will get great views of the valley on the drive and it connects with I-25 on the north end of ABQ.
If you are feeling adventurous with green chili, try a breakfast burrito from Golden Pride on Central Ave near Eubank in ABQ. You can order the green chili on the side if you are not sure about eating it. This Golden Pride has a machine making tortillas that customers can watch while waiting to order. Or you can go to the old Frontier near the UNM. For a unique take on NM pizza, Dions Pizza (located in Santa Fe and ABQ) has a green chili and pepperoni that is quite good and not spicy. Central Ave is also part of the old Rte 66 and will take you to Old Town.
BTW, if you are not use to high altitudes, drink lots of water and take your time when walking. You might suffer from low grade headaches so pack aspirins. Santa Fe is at 7200 ft, Albuquerque is 5000 ft and the Peak is 10,000. Enjoy!