How funny, bet there is a rule at her house whether the toilet paper rolls off the top or the bottom. Quilters are for the most part very spontaneous and that's great, but we have to understand that there are those that have to follow rules. I agree it should have been in the instructions for showing the quilt if it made a difference to them.
I've never entered a quilt in a show for judging. I'm a bread and butter quilter not a show quilter.