we quilters spend a lot of time looking down, focused on the task at hand.
i'll bet there was more interest in your demonstration/exhibit than you realized.
it's likely that people just didn't want to interrupt you to ask questions. (the one time you want people to be "rude", they decide to be polite. go figure. LOL)
do you have, or could you borrow, a few small machines to have there for folks who might want to sit down and try their hand at it? have some pre-cut squares and half-square triangles handy that they could stitch together and take with them. if they could also take away an instruction sheet for turning them into a small something (such as a potholder or oven mit) that might attract more active participation.
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