Hi-welcome from San Diego county, California.
Things I've learned using Minkie--I've used MInkie on the top of the quilt and on the back. First I always wash and machine dry minkie before using it. IT's polyester so no shrinkage. Washing reduces all the fuzzies! Minkie is stretchy so it really needs to be secured before sewing with it...I use lots of straight pins for piecing and lots of curved safety pins for basting. I have learned that you can't do a lot of circular free motion quilting as the minkie resists it. Straight lines "X's" through squares works best.