If you love quilting and you love mysteries, this is for you! Get ready to uncover stunning quilt designs, one clue at a time.
Get into Mystery Five-0. Play the detective and discover extraordinary mysteries and mini-mysteries designed to spark creativity, build community, and keep you guessing.
ABQ Sewing Studio is a proud partner of Mystery Five-0, bringing you an exclusive quilting experience like no other!
Solve the Starry Night Mystery
Free to join!
We hope you’ll join us for the M50 Mini-Mystery, Starry Night. This mystery is a virtual event happening in our Mystery Five-0 Facebook Group on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Join our group and watch for details.
Planning Yardage for Starry Night Mini-Mystery
Starry Night Mini-Mystery is completely FREE for you to join.
The quilt requires six (6) fat quarters. You can select from our carefully curated fat quarter bundles that will look great in Starry Night.
Want to use your stash instead?
OR, if you want to dig into your stash, we will share a video in our Facebook Group that will help guide you with your fabric choices.
Bundles available now!
Our Mystery Five-0 Starry Night Bundles are your secret weapon for the big reveal. Each bundle is a curated collection of 6 gorgeous fat-quarters, providing the perfect palette for your Starry Night Mystery project. Click a bundle to purchase.
Your Mystery Awaits: Meet Lara Langston
Join us for Starry Night, the next luminous chapter in our Lara Langston mini-mystery quilt series.
Fresh off a sun-soaked quilting tour in Hawaii—where she stitched her way through a real-life mystery—Lara has returned home to Nana’s house in Pringle, Iowa hoping for a little peace under familiar stars.
But when a long-forgotten hope chest is uncovered in Nana’s attic, Lara finds herself drawn into a decades-old disappearance that once haunted her small town.
Bloodstained fabric. A cryptic journal. A photo with a warning scrawled on the back.
Now, as she sews through six stunning clues, Lara must team up with her former FBI partner, Dexter Ambrose, to reopen a cold case that was buried with more than just secrets. And as the investigation leads her deeper into the past, Lara begins to wonder—was Nana protecting her… or hiding the truth?
Join Starry Night—your next clue awaits!
Our next mystery
We hope you’ll join us for the M50 Mystery #2, Island Hopping.
This mystery is a virtual event happening in our Mystery Five-0 Facebook Group in October and November, with the reveal in December.
A mystery clue will be emailed to registered quilters each week in November. The reveal patterns (yes, there are two choices for setting your blocks) will be emailed in December. Instructional videos for each clue and the reveal patterns will be posted in our Facebook group. Join our group and watch for details.
How it works
Quilters register to participate in Island Hopping by purchasing one of the following:
- by purchasing an Island Hopping Mystery Kit
- by purchasing $50 or more of merchandise in-store or online (classes and gift certificates not included)
- by purchasing a $50 Mystery Five-0 Gift Certificate
Choose between two settings for Island Hopping: Island Hopping Vacation 68.5”x86.5” and Island Hopping Adventure 71.75” x 91.75” – both feature seasonal or holiday fabrics.
Our carefully curated kits reveal ALL of the fabrics we’ve chosen for Island Hopping – no mystery there – you get EXACTLY what you see.
OR, if you want to dig into your stash, we will share a video (late October) in our Facebook Group that will help guide you with your fabric choices.
While the name of the quilt is Hawaiian-themed, the design of the finished quilts are NOT. Choose fabrics that appeal to you, and you are sure to love your finished quilt.
So What’s This Mystery All About???
Pack your bags and your sewing kit—Island Hopping is the next sun-soaked chapter in the Mystery Five-0 quilt series!
As you stitch through four cleverly crafted clues, you’ll once again be guided by our fearless fabric sleuth, Lara Langston, as she returns to Hawaii as travel director for a quilter’s island-hopping tour.
Between breathtaking views and fabric-filled fun, Lara finds herself drawn into a decade-old cold case – a puzzle entrusted to her by longtime friend and FBI Cold Case agent, Dexter Ambrose.
Armed with her trusty Featherweight machine, sharp intuition, and a knack for seeing patterns others miss, Lara balances quilting adventures with uncovering long-hidden truths.
With Mystery Five-0, your next clue is always just a seam away!