Having done the job it is not only stopping people touching the quilts but to stop children eating chocolate or similar sweets with sticky fingers touching. And which I think is worse stopping people walking round from eating their sandwiches as they look. Also walking between quilts and their back pack or clothes being dragged past the quilts.
it appears a very unnecessary job as we are all from the quilting community but it is amazing the lack of respect some people show to the quilts.