RootViewControllerExcerpt.m

- (UIView *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView viewForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
  CGRect r1 = CGRectMake(0.0f, 0.0f, tableView.frame.size.width, 
                         [self tableView:tableView heightForHeaderInSection:section]);
  CGRect r2 = r1;
  r2.size.height += 15.0f;
  
  UIView *v = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:r1];
  SectionHeaderView *shv = [[SectionHeaderView alloc] initWithFrame:r2];
  [shv setTitle:[self tableView:tableView titleForHeaderInSection:section]];
  
  [v addSubview:shv];
  [shv release];
  
  return [v autorelease];
}

- (CGFloat)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView heightForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
  return 30.0f;
}

SectionHeaderView.h

#import <UIKit/UIKit.h>

@interface SectionHeaderView : UIView {
  NSString *_title;
}

@property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *title;

@end

SectionHeaderView.m

#import "SectionHeaderView.h"

static UIImage *_ribbonImage = nil;

@implementation SectionHeaderView
@synthesize title = _title;

+ (void)initialize {
  _ribbonImage = [[UIImage imageNamed:@"Ribbon.png"] retain];
}

- initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame {
  if (self = [super initWithFrame:frame]) {
    [self setBackgroundColor:[UIColor clearColor]];
  } return self;
}

- (void)setTitle:(NSString *)aTitle {
  [_title autorelease];
  _title = [aTitle copy];
  [self setNeedsDisplay];
}

- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect {
  [_ribbonImage drawInRect:rect];
  
  UILabel *label = [[UILabel alloc] initWithFrame:rect];
  [label setFont:[UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:18]];
  [label setTextColor:[UIColor whiteColor]];
  [label setShadowColor:[UIColor colorWithWhite:0.0f alpha:1.0f]];
  [label setShadowOffset:CGSizeMake(0.0f, 1.0f)];
  [label setTextAlignment:UITextAlignmentCenter];
  [label setText:self.title];
  [label drawTextInRect:rect];
  [label release];
}

- (void)dealloc {
  [_title release];
  [super dealloc];
}

@end