Hooray!

One day when I was over at a friend's house holding her delightful baby (I'm officially a baby-grabber), I noticed that she had decorated their living room with a great banner made of fabric triangles. They were celebrating her brother-in-law's birthday, and I must say it made things very festive. Plus: reusable! And a great way to showcase some of the lovely fabrics in one's stash which haven't quite gotten used in an "official" quilt. Since Rory's birthday was coming up soon, I decided to make one for our house, to be used on all festive occasions henceforth. (I also have big plans to make seasonal ones, but let's not hold our breath on that one.) In any case: it was a super quick, easy and fun project. Neva helped me choose fabrics; I cut them into triangles using pinking shears (no sewing!); and then I stitched them on to a piece of extra-wide double-fold bias tape, in the order Neva suggested. (She enjoyed organizing the fabrics by colour and figuring out which ones should go where.) And voilà! Festive banner! The name came from Rory, who awoke on the morning of his birthday, came upstairs and saw the banner, and asked, "Mommy, is that a Hooray?" It was so adorable, and so appropriate, that now it will always be known as our "Hooray!" All day, he's been talking about "the hooray made of triangles." I think he'll be just as cute at age 3 as he's been for the previous years of his life. Hooray, indeed.
Pattern: none - just triangles sewn onto bias tape
Fabric: from my stash