Hi Emsmom!
I am pretty new here too. Have been reading posts daily for several months, just don't post often.
My experience with minky (I have made 2 rag quilts with it), is that it does not rag like cotton and flannel, but both of mine were made with minky on one side and flannel on the other and they turned out so very cute. You should use the minky that you picked out. It is really cute. The minky fabric is very warm and so very soft. It's your blanket, so go for it.
Here are my first 2.
First minky rag blanket
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second minky rag blanket with bonus pup
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this is the minky side
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