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First Prize: nancy2001 For Christine Jonson 427: Double collar princess jacket Nancy had made a couple of attempts at sewing jackets, but it wasn't until she spotted this Christine Jonson's Double Collar Princess Jacket in her stash that she felt truly confident at creating the jacket of her dreams. Spurring her along was the inspiration she got from an $1,835 Fringed Jacket from Armani Collezione. She says that the memory of its sleek, updated classic look with its strong shoulder line, semi fitted bodice, back half-belt and one button closure helped her survive many sewing mishaps. The winning jacket is made of charcoal gray wool flannel with black trim in genuine Ultrasuede. Details include angled double-welt pockets, mitered sleeve vents, a bound buttonhole and back half-belt, none of which nancy2001 had sewn on a wearable jacket before.

Second Prize: trishapatk For McCall 5478: Portrait Collar Jacket Trisha made this lovely portrait-collared jacket from the out-of-print McCall 5478, which she highly recommends. She absolutely loves the collar and the fact that the jacket is fitted. She made the piece in a beautiful plaid wool with "perfect" fall colors and used rust-colored satin as a lining. She added piping between the lining and the jacket facing, using a bias strip cut from a necktie purchased from a thrift shops for that purpose. Since ties are already cut on the bias, she says that there is very little waste, and she gets to use nice silk fabrics for a minimal price, usually fifty cents. The one significant change she made to the pattern was using set-in pockets with flaps rather than the mock pocket flaps called for in the pattern. She loves the collar and the feminine silhouette of the jacket and will make it again.

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