It sounds to me like you no longer enjoy the process of quilting and you are looking for a reason to pack it up and give it up....you say your house is small...I have no conception of what 700 sq feet is comparable to- living room, kitchen, 2 bdrms? If your sewing machine sets on a desk in its area...perhaps you can move your computer/laptop onto that desk/table and cover or move the s/m to the side...and just switch places when you're in the mood again....and thin out and tub all your fabric and "hide" it for now......
I had to, at one time, share my sewing with working desk in a bedroom converted to a tv room...sewed late at night when kids and DH were sleeping.....