Abstract: Kits comprising a plurality of gripping bands are provided for attaching pieces of fabric and batting together without need for sewing, gluing or sealing. These kits are related to simulated quilting and, more generally, to the art of decorative wall hanging whether in sheet, patchwork or piece form. Also provided are auxiliary tools for use with the kit during attachement of the sheets. Each gripping band of the kit comprise a pair of elongated walls flexible along their length. The walls have surfaces, hereinafter called "inner surfaces", that face each other. The walls also have adjacent edges flexible connected to each other and free edges opposite the adjacent edges, the free edges facing each other. Serrations or teeth project from the inner surfaces of the walls to grip and retain the edges of pieces of fabric or batting when they are inserted between the walls from the free edges.