After only two years of competition, Robson has been recognised in four international and national quilters' exhibitions.

Her latest work is to be shown in Elements - an exhibition at the Old Courthouse in Wollongong by the Australian Textile Arts and Surface Design Association.

Robson is one of 30 textile artists whose work will be featured at the end of the month.

A major work titled The Cradle of Life took out the Brother International Quilting Contest in Japan in 2013 - the first time an artist outside of Japan has won the Asia-Pacific region competition. The piece has 36 creatures hidden in the quilt found in NSW rainforests, many of them endangered species.

"There were 110 artists in the exhibition," says Robson. "It was exciting."

Last year she came third in the Houston International Quilt exhibition with a large quilt titled Home Among the Gum Trees. The quilt is currently travelling the United States and is expected back in Australia in two years.

"I just missed out on winning a trip to America to see it," explains Robson. "There were 19 finalists and I received an honourable mention, which is essentially third place."

When the exhibition opened in October last year, more than 60,000 people lined up to see it.

Robson took up traditional quilt making 12 years ago, but began to add other artistic skills into the mix, even painting the fabric to achieve the desired effect.

The single mother of two's style has been described as free motion quilting, raw-edged applique with dimensional quilted elements. It is then embellished with hardened fabric pieces and various yarns, finished with coloured pencil and painted details.

"All the experiences I've had over the years have combined to become something a bit unique," she says. "I draw my designs from scratch and then I explore any new techniques I can use."

The Cradle of Life will be included in the Wollongong exhibition as the earth element. Robson will also exhibit four other pieces, including air, fire and water and the additional element of surprise. The fire quilt is of a bright red phoenix titled Reborn, made solely out of recycled material. The surprise element is of a smaller artwork based on cats.

A large quilt can take her three months full-time to complete. She is currently finishing off a marine quilt. She has also entered the Victorian Quilter's Guild travelling exhibition Remembrance. The artwork is in honour of her grandfather, who was a digger.

"I did quite a bit of family research and discovered that he was an ambulance officer who came back to Australia with shrapnel still in his chest," she says.

It is the first time ATASDA has exhibited in Wollongong. The works will be on display on August 29 and 30.