Pull white background from pattern for layer.

How do you create a section?

I found that if I use a magic wand to pick the clothing template section out and duplicate a layer then paint the background only  it works but not good enough to use. When I put the texture on the clothing of the 3d model that are white seems and pop through holes.

Thank you, I will check out these tutors.

Top is the patterns, the bottom is what it looks like when I am finished and the side is the finished product however I would like to make the pattern in the top transparent and leave the white background so I can put a layer back over the bottom image so it looks like the patterns and not just a filled texture.  I upload them to http://www.sharecg.com/v/63939/view/21/DAZ-Studio/Kids4-Stripped-Shirt-with-Dog-Design but it would be nice if I could cover what outside the lines in a timely manner. Thanks for the help.

I watched a lot of tutors tonight and getting better at this however instead of removing the background from an image, I need to more the image from the white background. But the tutors help get me closer.  However before flattening it, the white area was transparent and the gray area is white but I used gray to be able to show others.

never mind  that was not the issue.

I need the white area left and the inside the shirt transparent so when I place the shirt outline with the white background over the pattern that you only see the pattern layout without all the extra on outside design around the shirt pattern.

I can get this but it not perfect enough because when I put it on my 3d model their are thin white seems however when I try to widen around the transparent image (in posting above with gray background) I can't get get it to let me do this, wish I could be missing something. I have a lot of these to do so I was looking for a tool to use to help me but I have a feel I am going to have to go in and erase around the edges of each one by hand to expand them all a little big. Plus there some inside parts in front of the shirt that once it on the model that white show thought which I will have to fix by hand with an eraser too . Unless someone knows of a better way.  ~ Thanks

Sorry, I miss read your answer. I gues what you are saying and will try that.

I tired blending, merging and other layer tools but it not working or I am too tired to figure it out tonight. I start being in the morning. Everyone have a nice evening.

Kimberly

Thank you very much for taking the time to show me. It is a huge help.

This works, I was doing the magic wand part as you have but not the Select > Modify > Contract… try 2 pixels at first which seems to have done the trick. I did have to use 3 pixel but that was easy enough to figure out. I can't thank you enough.