in MN, i had a 1700sf townhome. when moving to NY, i had to settle on 1000sf, using the dining room as my sewing room. then i could not keep up the maintenance on that home and moved to a 600sf apartment. with very creative storage, i still have room for all of my quilting/sewing items. downsizing was very difficult, but i'm getting used to it. no maintenance means i have more sewing/quilting time
good luck.