WMUTeach, I think what I most like about it (and yeah, I recognize a lot of the same old stars) is the different sized blocks and how they fit together. Plus I do love the fabrics but I'm seeing it quite a bit differently in terms of the palette I'd be using, that crisp white is nice but not likely coming out of my stash.
Basic samplers with sashing are the types that I don't gravitate towards. I've seen other people do wonderful things with them, as well as fancier projects with other settings, but somehow it looks like I took a beginning quilting class and barely passed...