MY MOM, CARRIE, HAD FEW THINGS IN LIFE THAT SHE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT, BUT THE ONE UNMISTAKABLE PASSION SHE HAD WAS FOR SEWING.  SHE DIDN’T HAVE A STORE, BUT SHE DID A GREAT DEAL OF CUSTOM SEWING AND COMMERCIAL SEWING FOR BUSINESSES.  SHE ALSO DID SEWING FOR HER CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND HER GREAT GRAND CHILD. HER OTHER PASSION WAS SHOPPING.  IF THERE WAS A SALE, MOM WAS THERE!  WHEN YOU COMBINE HER PASSION FOR SEWING AND SHOPPING, YOU CAN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHY MY SISTER AND I INHERITED HUNDREDS OF YARDS OF FABRIC LOOKING FOR A PROJECT TO MAKE USE OF THEM.  EACH AND EVERY YARD OF MATERIAL THAT WE HAVE IN OUR STORE WAS HAND PICKED BY MY MOM WHO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO MAKE.  REMEMBER THE HIP HUGGERS AND THE BELL BOTTOMS, THE DAYS OF “FLOWER POWER” AND GEOMETRIC DESIGNS?  WE HAVE THE FABRIC THEY USED FOR ALL OF THOSE.  WE HAVE FABRIC FROM THE 50S, 60S, 70’S, 80S, AND 90S: THE STRETCH KNITS AND POLYESTERS, THE COLORED DENIM AND THE PAISLEYS, COTTON BLENDS AND BORDER PRINTS.  MOM IS GONE NOW, BUT MY SISTER AND I HAVE TAKEN A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AS WE HAVE SET UP OUR LITTLE FABRIC STORE.  WE FOUND THE FABRIC THAT MOM MADE HER KITCHEN CURTAINS FROM SO LONG AGO.  WE ALSO FOUND MATERIAL THAT SHE HAD USED TO MAKE BLOUSES, SHIRTS, SKIRTS, PANTS, COSTUMES, WEDDING GOWNS AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.  IN HER YOUNGER DAYS, MOM COULD WORK NIGHT AND DAY TO MEET DEADLINES ON SEWING PROJECTS.  AS SHE GOT OLDER, HER EYE SIGHT BEGAN TO FAIL AND HER ARTHRITIS SLOWED HER DOWN, BUT HER SHOPPING WAS STILL GOING FULL BLAST.  OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR MOTHER, WHO TAUGHT US ALL WE KNOW ABOUT SEWING AND SHOPPING, WE ARE TRYING TO FIND A GOOD HOME FOR THE THINGS THAT MEANT SO MUCH TO HER.  IF YOU WANT TO STOP IN AND BROWSE, YOU CAN FIND US AT 3589 HWY 47 IN PERALTA, NM WHICH IS A SHORT DRIVE SOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE,  WE CAN BE REACHED AT 505-866-0258.  WE WISH YOU A GOOD DAY NO MATTER WHERE YOUR INTERNET TRAVELS TAKE YOU