I agree that something should be done about how quilts are displayed. It just doesn't seem right to go to all the work of entering and have your quilt folded on a shelf for display to the public.
When something is entered, it should be judged both by the fair committee and by the public. If the public can't see it; how can we agree or disagree with the judge's choices? (I always think that's the fun part!)
The way they treated you just made you not want to enter a quilt ever again!
I am sorry for the way you and your quilt were treated!