You might think of these people as "Guards", between you and a quilt you would like to touch. But these people (because I have seen men doing this "Thankless" job too), are keeping people who do thoughtless things from doing them. I have seen people not thinking - "pulling in different directions on a quilt to see how well it was sewn" - "cut out a bit of fabric out of a quilt to see if they could match it". Some people only think in the moment and not about the fact that these quilts "belong" to someone. So if you must think of the "white gloves" as guards, remember these are the people you want to be around if you show a quilt.