Jacqueline has been costuming for 44 years now, known for colourful and intricate designs. She has won several Best in Show awards at both Costume Con and Worldcon, was honoured with the ICG Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 and the Founder's Award in 2007 as " Best Overall Costumer after 25 years of Costume Con Competitions". She has had 2 costume gallery shows that included outreach to numerous area schools and spoke to several hundred children on the power of the imagination. In addition to competing, she has acted as Masquerade Director and has judged many times at Costume Con, Worldcon and Anime North. She has also been a member of all the Costume Cons, attending 36 of them.